“When “McMansion” became a familiar term a few decades ago, it usually invited a faintly derogatory undertone. McMansions represented over-sized, over-the-top, standardised homes in the US squeezed on to relatively small suburban blocks and quickly translated into the suburban outskirts of Australia’s major cities.”

http://www.afr.com/real-estate/residential/supercharged-by-covid-19-mcmansion-is-no-longer-a-derogatory-term-20210503-p57ofm?btis

“New home in shape of boulder is first legally habitable property with load-bearing walls made using 3D-printing technology”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/apr/30/dutch-couple-move-into-europe-first-fully-3d-printed-house-eindhoven

“Labor proposes funding batteries to allow households with solar power to pool excess electricity. Here’s what you need to know”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/05/community-batteries-what-are-they-and-how-could-they-help-australian-energy-consumers

“Sydney’s high cost of living is leading a renaissance of the Victorian capital, narrowing the population gap to 200,000 people – the closest since 1930”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/04/melbourne-is-getting-closer-to-overtaking-sydney-in-population-what-does-it-mean-for-both-cities

“Public transit offers a simple way for cities to lower greenhouse gas emissions, but the pandemic has pushed ridership, and revenue, off a cliff in many big systems”

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/25/climate/buses-trains-ridership-climate-change.html?referringSource=articleShare

“Catastrophic fires and devastating floods are part of Australia’s harsh new climate reality. The country must do its part to lower carbon emissions”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/24/catastrophic-fires-and-devastating-floods-are-part-of-australias-harsh-new-climate-reality

“Thousands of extra buildings and new roads on the flood plain have changed how rainwater runs off into the Hawkesbury River, locals say…”

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/mar/23/residents-of-sydneys-north-west-say-recent-swell-in-development-has-made-flooding-worse

“Ipswich is an ideal place to trial technology to bring fully self-driving cars to Australian cities. But the project has had to overcome a lot of road bumps”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/mar/21/a-long-road-the-australian-city-aiming-to-give-self-driving-cars-the-green-light

“Rise in 3D-printed homes comes as California’s housing crisis continues to rage, with 1.8m to 3.5m new units needed by 2025”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/mar/18/california-housing-coachella-3d-printed-houses