Category Archives: Governance

Promoting good governance in China

Posted on 17 January, 2010 by Alex

In October I was fortunate to have the opportunity to address 150 local government officials in Beijing on the theme of building good governance at the local government level. The attendees were staff of the Beijing Municipal Commissions for Development … Continue reading →

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“Red Ken” looks outside the building

Posted on 21 September, 2009 by Alex

The former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone’s recent City of Sydney CityTalk address contained a strong argument for greater investment in education, infrastructure and sustainable transport to tackle climate change, but he made another  important comment on city management  in the Q&A session afterwards. As a result … Continue reading →

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How is NSW growing? Part 2: Sydney’s employment centres in 2006

Posted on 20 July, 2009 by Alex

In part 1, I discussed population growth in the Sydney metropolitan area. I’ll continue by looking at some interesting employment data.   In December 2008 the NSW Transport Data Centre (TDC) released Employment and Commuting in Sydney’s Centres, 1996 – … Continue reading →

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Nowra’s take on Sydney’s fate well worth a read

Posted on 31 May, 2009 by Alex

For those who haven’t seen it yet, writer and playwright Louis Nowra’s latest essay “Who turned out the lights?” in the Weekend Australian Magazine is a pungent summary of Sydney’s major problems, their causes and the resulting social, cultural and … Continue reading →

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