Major Cities Unit

The Australian Government is committed to forging a fairer, more prosperous and resilient future for Australia. The Major Cities Unit provides advice to the Australian Government on issues of policy, planning and infrastructure that have an impact on our cities and suburbs.

Successful projects announced for Liveable Cities Program

The Hon Anthony Albanese MP has announced all successful projects for the Liveable Cities Program. For more information visit the Liveable Cities Program webpage.

Creating Places For People: an urban design protocol for Australian Cities

Creating Places for People was launched in Melbourne on 30 November 2011. It is a collaborative commitment to best practice urban design in Australia. The protocol is the result of two years of collaboration between peak community and industry organisations, States, Territories, Local Governments, and the Australian Government. The full protocol and website is available at www.urbandesign.gov.au

Publications

State of Australian Cities 2011 State of Australian Cities 2011 Report (October 2011) National Urban Policy Our Cities, Our Future - a national urban policy for a productive, sustainable and liveable future (May 2011) Summary - goals, objectives and principles of the National Urban Policy [PDF: 71 KB] Summary - priorities of the National Urban Policy [PDF: 76 KB] Information flyer [PDF: 10535 KB] Discussion Paper Our Cities- building a productive, sustainable and liveable future (December 2010) Submissions made in response to the Discussion Paper (December 2010 to March 2011) Background and Research Paper Our Cities- the challenge of change (December 2010) State of Australian Cities 2010 State of Australian Cities 2010 report (March 2010)