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And sadly BTW, there will be no architect in the NSW government, as Elizabeth Farrelly got barely a quarter of a quota in her bid for an upper house seat (also one quarter of the informal or blank votes). Name recognition (from years of feisty columns in the SMH) will only carry you so far, when the big parties come knocking. Or perhaps it was because her policies were indistinguishable from the Greens? Or that ten people on a ticket can all be ‘independent’ under one name?

Urban planner and policy leader ‘made a difference’ We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Robert Freestone and Richard Whitington July 19, 2021 — 8.15am Normal text size JOHN MANT: 1936-2021 John Mant, who died on July 10 aged 84, left a legacy still in the making, especially in the field of urban planning. With a passion for public policy and social justice, he claimed many distinctions as lawyer, planner, public servant, and politician. He was Gough Whitlam’s Principal Private Secretary on dismissal day, November 11, 1975. City of S...

Tone Wheeler Many know that my favourite book on Australian architecture is Walter Bunning’s Homes in the Sun, which I’ve referenced in talks and columns (see the Third Wave and the Future after Covid). So why, some correspondents asked, wasn’t it in my list of books for students? Good question. Answer here. It comes from a time when architects and authors were interested in the average house, mass and social housing, suburbia and urban planning. A golden era of innovation in the 30 or so years after WW2 when Australia’s population doubled. The books of that time included Robin Boyd...