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    Cairns projects lead honours at Far North Queensland architecture awards

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    RMIT team replaces 80% cement with coal ash to create high performing low-carbon concrete
    RMIT team replaces 80% cement with coal ash to create high performing low-carbon concrete

    Engineers at RMIT University have developed a new kind of low-carbon concrete that substitutes 80% of cement with coal ash without compromising engineering performance.


    Coalition’s international student plans slammed
    Coalition’s international student plans slammed

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    The results are in, and mid-rise is desired by Sydneysiders
    The results are in, and mid-rise is desired by Sydneysiders

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    Country Road stores first in Australian fashion retail to secure 6 Star Green Star Interiors rating
    Country Road stores first in Australian fashion retail to secure 6 Star Green Star Interiors rating

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    Modular rollout continues across Queensland
    Modular rollout continues across Queensland

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    Federal housing investment welcomed by key stakeholder
    Federal housing investment welcomed by key stakeholder

    Master Builders Australia has endorsed the funding allocated towards housing by the federal government, and hopes that the Albanese-led cabinet will now assess how to reduce building costs and time.


    St Kilda’s much-loved indie theatre a step closer to re-opening
    St Kilda’s much-loved indie theatre a step closer to re-opening

    The construction phase of the Nelson Koo Architects-designed Theatre Works redevelopment is now underway, with St Kilda’s much-loved indie theatre to be utilised for years to come thanks to the upgrades.


    City of Sydney opens new welcoming space in Redfern for local Aboriginal community
    City of Sydney opens new welcoming space in Redfern for local Aboriginal community

    A colonial building in Redfern, formerly a post office, has been transformed into a new cultural and knowledge centre for the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by the City of Sydney.


    Buxton Contemporary to explore art in the arena
    Buxton Contemporary to explore art in the arena

    The same crowd never gathers twice according to the University of Melbourne, who have themed their entire Buxton Contemporary exhibition around that premise, featuring six leading international and Australian artists plus new works from a number of esteemed creatives.


    Well-designed sports facilities coming to Victoria
    Well-designed sports facilities coming to Victoria

    A number of community sports facilities across Victoria will be created and upgraded as part of a $23 million promise made by the Allan Government.


    Tools up on Queensland’s latest social housing complex
    Tools up on Queensland’s latest social housing complex

    Construction has commenced on a Ryall Smyth-designed social housing development in Miami on Queensland’s Gold Coast, which forms part of the wider push by the Miles Government to deliver over 50,000 new social housing dwellings between now and 2046.


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