How to build a better world

As Alex Wendler came on board as CEO of Landcom four and a half years ago, it was a time of change. The New South Wales government owned land agency, launched 50 years ago, was evolving from a “traditional land developer” into an “integrated land and property developer”. Host: Tina Perinotto Produced by: The Fifth Estate The Fifth Estate website: www.thefifthestate.com.au Sign up to the newsletter: https://thefifthestate.com.au/subscribe Support The Fifth Estate: thefifthestate.com.au/s...

Local governments are on the front lines of climate resilience, yet they are often the least resourced to manage critical infrastructure. In this episode, Rory Linehan, director of infrastructure policy advancement at Bentley Systems, joins us to discuss how technology is levelling the playing field. Linehan reveals practical ways regional leaders can safeguard assets, reduce long-term costs, and make informed planning decisions without requiring massive capital budgets or complex technical e...

Melbourne Lord Mayor Nick Reece is just two years into a job that that will be among the most challenging of a career that’s already spanned, policy, politics, economics and business journalism. Host: Tina Perinotto Produced by: The Fifth Estate The Fifth Estate website: www.thefifthestate.com.au Sign up to the newsletter: https://thefifthestate.com.au/subscribe Support The Fifth Estate: thefifthestate.com.au/support-us LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/the-fifth-estate Twi...

Halfway through her second term as Deputy Lord Mayor of Sydney Jess Miller, who will take to the stage at our next Big Debate, Carbon Triggers, has wasted no time in tackling the glaring problems that annoy her and many others. Among them are the “lazy” or empty spaces in many of the city’s commercial buildings, the housing that’s given over to short term/Airbnb style accommodation and the loss of places for arts and creative work. Host: Tina Perinotto Produced by: The Fifth Estate The Fifth...

Elizabeth Mossop, founding principal of Spackman Mossop + Michaels and former dean of Design and Architecture School at UTS, knows quite a bit about flood disasters and their aftermath. She was deeply involved in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when it hit New Orleans in the US in 2005 and she now heads up the academic side of the Living Lab Northern Rivers which is grappling with the reconstruction of Lismore badly hit by two consecutive floods in 2022. Host: Tina Perinotto Produced by: T...