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1 Jul
QLD
Catch up on this month's Ask Mullins column, exploring key legal questions Queensland planners are facing
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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.
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.
24 Jun
Housing | Planning and Assessment Systems | Climate | Environment and Resilience | Strategic and Settlement Planning | QLD
The Queensland Government’s 2026–27 State Budget includes several welcome investments that reflect growing recognition of planning’s enabling role in delivering housing, resilience, and economic growth.
23 Jun
Media Release | Planning and Assessment Systems | SA | Infrastructure and Transport | Strategic and Settlement Planning
PIA has today welcomed the South Australian Government's Data Centre Strategy, recognising the important role that good planning plays in supporting investment in the state's economic future.
NSW
PIA NSW welcomes the continued investment in the infrastructure and systems that support housing delivery, including water, transport, schools, health infrastructure and planning systems in the 2026/27 NSW Budget.
Social Planning and Engagement | Planning and Assessment Systems | National | Strategic and Settlement Planning
Each year, the Lowy Institute Poll provides a snapshot of Australian attitudes towards a wide range of issues. This year's results show a community navigating immediate financial pressures and weighing difficult trade-offs.
12 Jun
A fortnightly snapshot of our advocacy work on behalf of Australian planners. Week ending 12 June 2026.
11 Jun
ACT
PIA welcomes the ACT housing pipeline and calls for infrastructure and affordability commitments to match
8 Jun
Planning and Assessment Systems | QLD
There are some positive signs for the future pipeline of the planning profession, with universities in Queensland reporting an increase in student enrolments in 2026.
3 Jun
Planning and Assessment Systems | VIC
PIA is an active contributor as part of the Victorian Government's Planning Regulatory Advisory Committee, giving the profession a direct voice into the most significant reform in decades, and the regulations needed to implement them.
2 Jun
Awards | National
It was an honour to present John Brockhoff RPIA (Life Fellow) with a Life Fellowship during the 2026 PIA National Awards ceremony at Planning Congress last month, in front of a room filled with planning peers and colleagues from across the country.
29 May
A fortnightly snapshot of our advocacy work on behalf of Australian planners. Week ending 29 May 2026.
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