“Cities are back – that is, back in terms of the policy spotlight of federal government,” writes Professor Lee Pugalis of the UTS Centre for Local Government in a recent article in GovNews. “As part of an important cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull recently announced a renewed focus on cities as part of his intent to create a ’21st Century Government’.
Recognising the federal Coalition government’s ambivalence to cities historically, the appointment of Jamie Briggs as the new Minister for Cities and the Built Environment is significant to the party. It potentially marks a watershed moment in Australian urban policy, with important ramifications for horizontal and vertical intergovernmental relations …”
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