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12
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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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Apr
12:00 pm
2026 Women in Planning SERIES
Join us in this revamped national series, designed to connect, support and elevate women in planning.
15
Jul
Regular Event
PIA Allies Community of Practice Yarn: Country as Living Entity; The Birrarung and its legal recognition
What does it mean for a river to have rights? Led by the Department of Transport and Planning in collaboration with Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung, Bunurong, Wadawurrung and Eastern Maar Peoples. The legal recognition of the Birrarung (Yarra River)....
Final Day for Registrations!
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PIA PlanTech Briefing: Modelling and Digital Twins – Tools for forecasting and scenarios
Planning is inherently about the future, and modelling is one of the key ways we test what different futures might look like. This briefing provides an accessible introduction to the guiding principles behind modelling, scenarios and digita....
RSVP Date: 22-July-2026
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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.
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29 Jun
Built on Planning | National
Back in 2012, the newly elected Queensland Government set out to fulfill a bold promise made at the polls — to create Australia’s best planning system.
26 Jun
National | On the Advocacy Front
A fortnightly snapshot of our advocacy work on behalf of Australian planners. Week ending 26 June 2026.
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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.
01/06/2026
Planning for Data Centres - A practical guide for Australian planners
28/05/2026
PIA welcomes the Committee’s continued examination of these issues and the opportunity to provide further detail on the role that integrated planning and coordinated long-term growth management must play in improving housing supply, and liveability.
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