Episode 258: Holding Redlich Special Counsel Katharine Huxley on the EPBC Act Amendment & its impact on future land use
The Australian Parliament passed the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Reconsiderations) Bill 2025, restricting the Minister for the Environment’s power to reconsider certain past decisions under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). This change has significant implications for environmental oversight, particularly in cases where new information emerges about the impact of ongoing land use activities, such as the concerns raised over salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour and its potential effect on the endangered Maugean skate. Holding Redlich Special Counsel Katharine Huxley is an environment and planning lawyer with experience in development, compliance, local government, and administrative law, who can discuss the implications of this significant new amendment. In this interview, Huxley explains what this will mean for future land use and environmental management in general.
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Episode 257: Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces explains all about the NSW Housing Pattern Book
With housing affordability at crisis levels and younger generations leaving Sydney in record numbers, the Minns Labor Government has announced a bold plan to make it faster, easier, and more affordable to build a new home. At the center of this plan is the launch of the NSW Housing Pattern Book—a collection of architect-designed terraces, townhouses, and manor houses—combined with a world-first Complying Development pathway that promises to cut approval times down to just ten days. The NSW government has been at the forefront of this major reform, which aims not only to increase housing supply but also to create vibrant, sustainable communities that reflect the diversity of the people who call NSW home. Paul Scully, New South Wales Minister for Planning and Public Spaces joins us to unpack what this all means for families, first-home buyers, downsizers, and builders across the state.This podcast is brought to you in association with AWS, proud sponsors of our 2025 Residential series of podcasts.
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Episode 256: Why weatherproofing at the system level rather than through individual components is key to delivering code-compliant buildings
Proper weatherproofing is essential for buildings in Australia due to the country's climate, which includes intense sun, heavy rainfall, and varying temperatures. Effective weatherproofing protects the building from water damage, structural issues, and the growth of mould and mildew, while also ensuring a comfortable and healthy living environment. Jon Conway – National Technical & Product Development Manager for Innova at Etex Australia and Craig Blinco – Sales and Marketing Director, Sales & Marketing Director - Etex ANZ, explain the fundamentals of why getting your weatherproofing right is at the core of getting durable, code-compliant buildings.This episode was sponsored by Innova by Etex.
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Episode 255: Graphisoft goes full circle & renews its focus on Australia's built environment. So why does this matter for architects?
Graphisoft is a European multinational corporation that designs 3D design software made by architects for architects.Based in Bavaria Germany, Graphisoft CEO Daniel Csillag is a former general manager of Bluebeam and CEO of Nevaris, who in Feb 2024 became CEO of Graphisoft with a focus on strategy, sales & products/services. Marton Kiss is Graphisoft’s Chief Product Officer and Senior Product Manager. Beginning his career as a technical support engineer, Márton’s narrative is a testament to growth, curiosity, and the power of advocating for user-centric products. In this recent interview, Daniel & Marton describe the evolution of their 3D software has gone through and what this will mean for Australian architects and designers.
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Episode 254: Kukame McPierzie, Principal at Woods Bagot talks about Perth’s METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line
Designed by Woods Bagot, Perth’s METRONET Morley-Ellenbrook Line creates 21km of new railway track, connecting the north-eastern suburbs and Perth CBD. Five new integrated station precincts link various places of character and landscape along the unique Perth Swan Coastal Plain. The Morley-Ellenbrook Line represents the most significant expansion of the rail network since the Mandurah Line was built in 2007. To explain this huge project, we have with us Kukame McPierzie, Principal at Woods Bagot and National Vice-President of the Association of Consulting Architects, and the design lead on this project.This podcast is brought to you in association with Moddex, proud sponsors of our 2025 Commercial series of podcasts.
Now celebrating its 8th year (Season 9), Talking Architecture & Design is Australia’s first B2B architecture podcast that regularly talks about a range of issues that affect Australia’s architects, building designers and built environment professionals. Run by Australia’s most popular architecture magazine, Architecture & Design, the Talking Architecture & Design podcast gives a regular bite-sized dose of what is important and sometimes what is just plain old interesting to anyone and everyone in the business of building design.
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