The promise of lower insurance premiums in return for ember screens and other bushfire-safe upgrades has more households retrofitting for the future climate.
A fresh look at consumer and business sentiment this week will provide key insights as Australia battles still-elevated core inflation.
Mechanical cooling should be treated as the last line of defence against climate change, not the first, says an urban heat expert following European heatwaves.
Housing minister says the government's policy will 'lift the number of homes being built by 420,000'.
Heat stress is already weighing on health and productivity despite being largely preventable, informing a push to reform housing and work safety policy.
Sustainable homes allow for greater efficiency in the carbon footprint across all levels of construction.
Angus Taylor has put housing front and centre of his priorities as the newest leader of the federal Liberal Party.
The popularity of urban living is expected to flourish in Australia in the coming decades, with growth concentrated in the country's two largest capital cities.
Government backing for home batteries will be dialled back for larger systems in a move intended to make the scheme sustainable and open to more households.
Modern houses are being built to better withstand fires, but an urban planner warns missteps are still being made in street and city design.
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