When your whole raison d’être is built on credulous premises, it’s time to get real. ‘Yes In My Backyard’ is a fine concept but needs smarts.

https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/06/13/housing-crisis-for-better-cities-build-better-yimbys/

‘Decades of neglect’: calls for social housing quota on new Victorian developments as homelessness rises | Victoria | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/12/decades-of-neglect-calls-for-social-housing-quota-on-new-victorian-developments-as-homelessness-rises

Australian universities to offer ‘microcredentials’ in key areas to address skills crisis | Higher education | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2023/jun/11/australian-universities-to-offer-microcredentials-in-key-areas-to-address-skills-crisis

‘Think it’s bad now, just wait’: Victoria’s empty buildings could be turned into new homes

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/think-it-s-bad-now-just-wait-victoria-s-empty-buildings-could-be-turned-into-new-homes-20230602-p5ddfh.html?btis

PwC has disgraced itself down under from TheEconomist

https://www.economist.com/business/2023/06/08/pwc-has-disgraced-itself-down-under

Outer suburbs of Melbourne and Sydney are homelessness hotspots, data reveals | Housing | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/07/outer-suburbs-of-melbourne-and-sydney-are-homelessness-hotspots-data-reveals

WELCOME TO A WORLD WITHOUT ENDINGS

Thanks to AI, every painting can now have an expanded border, every minor character a ChatGPT-written spinoff series.

By Charlie Warzel

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/06/ai-hbo-max-content-creator-movie-credits/674295/

Can your suburb help fix Australia’s housing crisis? It all comes down to density | Population | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2023/jun/05/can-your-suburb-help-fix-australias-housing-crisis-it-all-comes-down-to-density

Asking a neighborhood or municipality to bear the responsibility for a housing crisis is asking for failure. [The Atlantic]

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/06/nimbys-housing-policy-colorado/674287/

What would humans do in a world of super-AI? from TheEconomist

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2023/05/23/what-would-humans-do-in-a-world-of-super-ai