We reviewed state government urban planning policies related to liveability in Sydney,
Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth and presented the first ‘baseline’ measure of liveability in these cities.
Jonathan Arundel has worked in telecommunications, studied bees in rural Victoria, helped improve public transport and is now researching urban liveability.
In an Australian first, a team of researchers at RMIT University has developed a prototype online portal, the Urban Observatory, to provide a tool for policy makers and researchers to measure and compare the liveability of Australian cities.
With $15 million in new funding announced last month, the Prevention Centre is expanding its focus to identify next-generation strategies to prevent chronic disease and assist decision makers to take effective action.
24 July 2018: Sydney is the most liveable capital city in Australia, a new report has found, but is falling well short of meeting public transport expectations.