Talking Cities Highlights

We make economic decisions every day. Anna Chau knows society has unlimited needs but with limited resources they need to evaluate projects effectively. That’s why economists have been involved with creating our national infrastructure to do list. Find out how Anna and the Infrastructure Australia team use social and place based analysis to ensure cities get the best return on their infrastructure investment decisions

What would you change about your city’s education system? If the Hon. Rob Stokes, MP, NSW Minister for Education had a magic wand he would start again. Hear why on this episode of Talking Cities along with his views on STEM, shared facilities and the real reason why schools have big fences around them.

Zac Jordan believes electric vehicles are the solution to electricity outages.

Zac Jordan believes electric vehicles are the solution to electricity outages.

Toby Kent & Mike Gillooly don't want us to wait for a crisis before we fix our cities.

Toby Kent & Mike Gillooly don't want us to wait for a crisis before w fix our cities.

What would you do without access to water for 100 days? Wellington’s primary water supply lies on a major seismic fault. Zac Jordan, Chief Resilience Officer for Wellington discusses how the city is using an island concept to overcome stresses and the role of insurance literacy in educating communities.

Did you know that Mexico City only has 5 years of water left or the second highest threat to Melbourne’s GDP is a cyber-attack? Toby Kent and Mike Gillooly, Chief Resilience Officers for Melbourne and Christchurch respectively discuss resilience and how cities need to strike the right balance between safety and security and liveability and social cohesion.

Jason Twill doesn’t want governments to sell public land, ever.

Jason Twill doesn’t want governments to sell public land, ever.