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2026 VIC Full Legal Series
The Legal Series will bring together speakers with recognised expertise in various aspects of the VIC Planning System and provide a platform to educate, inform and provide solutions through short seminars focusing on topics identified by ou....
RSVP Date: 16-December-2026
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PIA PlanTech Briefing - FULL SERIES
The PIA PlanTech Briefing Series for 2026 connects PIA’s recently launched PIA PlanTech Core Competencies document with real tools and technologies shaping planning practice today. Each session brings together a practitioner grounded in pla....
RSVP Date: 30-November-2026
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2026 Women in Planning SERIES
Join us in this revamped national series, designed to connect, support and elevate women in planning.
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Planning Matters: A DTP Briefing Series
Planning Matters: A DTP Briefing Series brings together Department of Transport and Planning speakers with expertise across planning and building initiatives, providing a practical platform to inform, educate and support the planning profe....
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15 Jul
Media Release | Planning and Assessment Systems | National
The Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) has welcomed the Australian Government's announcement of national standards for AI infrastructure, saying it is an important step towards ensuring Australia can capture the economic opportunities of AI
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12 Jul
Media Release | Housing | National
OpEd: If we frame every planning safeguard as a barrier, we're at risk of solving the wrong problem. Worse still, we're lowering our expectations of the places we create and are creating a poor legacy for future generations.
1 Jul
Media Release | Infrastructure and Transport | Strategic and Settlement Planning | VIC
The State government last week releases the final planning controls for 23 train and tram zone activity centres and precinct structure plans for six Suburban Rail Loop stations. Read PIA's response.
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21/07/2026
PIA's vision is for a fair, climate-responsive Victoria with more homes and better communities with the infrastructure, services and amenity every postcode deserves.
25/06/2026
PIA submission to Productivity Commission Inquiry into Housing Supply Regulation
09/06/2026
Auckland's housing delivery was enabled by long-term strategic planning, according to a new Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) paper examining one of the most frequently cited housing case studies in Australasia.
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