# arts and letters (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover arts and letters. Page: Feed: --- ## [On anger](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/news-from-the-front-desk/on-anger/) _2026-08-27 · The Fifth Estate - our view · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - A new creative commons series from Andrew Jaspan’s 360Info and Anthony Klan’s The Klaxon is called The Age of Rage. So apt. The Fifth Estate has a confession. It was over a silly thing on Thursday morning – a loaf of our favourite bread at the bakery that we thought was clearly from yesterday’s batch. \[…\] On anger is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability… [Listen](https://www.smh.com.au/interactive/hub/media/video-loop/60632/NEPALFLOODLOOPS2_tjc41ekg.mp4) ## [Toby Kent on big ambitions for the Infrastructure Sustainability Council](https://thefifthestate.com.au/videos/toby-kent-on-big-ambitions-for-the-infrastructure-sustainability-council/) _2026-08-27 · The Fifth Estate · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - Toby Kent, chief executive of the Infrastructure Sustainability Council, has worked in a range of appointments in sustainability and resilience for most of his career. Toby Kent on big ambitions for the Infrastructure Sustainability Council is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Cold on the couch? Here’s how to switch the furniture and save energy on reverse cycle aircon](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/cold-on-the-couch-heres-how-to-switch-the-furniture-and-save-energy-on-reverse-cycle-aircon/) _2026-08-27 · Alan Pears, Jake Emmerling, Sara Vahaji, Nicola Willand and Trivess Moore, RMIT · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - Many Australians use reverse-cycle air conditioners to heat their homes during winter. These systems are usually very energy efficient. However, sometimes a room can still feel unevenly heated. Cold on the couch? Here’s how to switch the furniture and save energy on reverse cycle aircon is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [At Green Square, a public school breaks tradition and wins the community](https://thefifthestate.com.au/sponsored/at-green-square-a-public-school-breaks-tradition-and-wins-the-community/) _2026-08-27 · The Fifth Estate · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - Ali Bounds, co-CEO at architecture firm BVN, and an entire team of collaborators, took to the stage not once but twice to receive awards for a primary school at Green Square, in one of Sydney’s most ambitious urban renewal precincts. At Green Square, a public school breaks tradition and wins the community is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Town Hall Square: nice, but should try harder](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/town-hall-square-nice-but-should-try-harder/) _2026-08-27 · Mike Brown · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - We’ve been waiting 30 years; we can wait a little longer to make sure it absolutely sings. Town Hall Square: nice, but should try harder is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [The Bathla collapse exposes the financial problems in housing targets](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/the-bathla-collapse-exposes-the-financial-problems-in-housing-targets/) _2026-08-26 · Nicky Morrison, Western Sydney University · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - The collapse this week of one of Western Sydney’s largest housing development and construction groups brings another part of that delivery challenge sharply into view: finance. The Bathla collapse exposes the financial problems in housing targets is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Victoria’s new Premier should rethink the demolition of Melbourne’s public housing towers](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/victorias-new-premier-should-rethink-the-demolition-of-melbournes-public-housing-towers/) _2026-08-26 · Peter Mares, Monash University · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - With less than 100 days until the state election, and with Labor behind in the polls, Victorian Premier Ben Carroll wants to set himself apart from his predecessors. Victoria’s new Premier should rethink the demolition of Melbourne’s public housing towers is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [The unbearable weight of carbon in buildings](https://thefifthestate.com.au/events/the-unbearable-weight-of-carbon-in-buildings/) _2026-08-24 · Tina Perinotto · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - CARBON TRIGGERS: At beautiful Callan Park in Sydney’s inner west, the New South Wales government’s parklands authority wants to demolish nine buildings. The unbearable weight of carbon in buildings is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [We’re building a New York-sized city every month. That’s worrying for our climate](https://thefifthestate.com.au/the-conversation/were-building-a-new-york-sized-city-every-month-thats-worrying-for-our-climate/) _2026-08-24 · Philip Oldfield, UNSW and William Craft, UNSW · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - Our new study examined trends in office building construction in Australia. Australian office buildings are projected to release 138 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions between 2024 and 2049. This number is equivalent to the annual emissions of 36 coal-fired power stations. We’re building a New York-sized city every month. That’s worrying for our climate is a story from… ## [Defining ‘affordable’ housing: What Nicolette Boele’s roundtable said in Canberra last week](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/defining-affordable-housing-what-nicolette-boeles-roundtable-said-in-canberra-last-week/) _2026-08-24 · Nicolette Boele MP · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - The question I have been carrying since the day I was elected: what does affordable housing actually mean? I convened the roundtable because I could not get a straight answer anywhere else and had begun to suspect the answer did not exist. Defining ‘affordable’ housing: What Nicolette Boele’s roundtable said in Canberra last week is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's… ## [Zero-Persistence E2EE (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/iK2biEsiEkQj) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ End-to-end encryption with client-side WebCrypto and volatile memory. ## [On reasons to stop demolishing and stop building](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/news-from-the-front-desk/on-reasons-to-stop-demolishing-and-stop-building/) _2026-08-21 · The Fifth Estate - our view · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - The Carbon Triggers Big Debate on Tuesday next week did its job and revealed glimpses into what could be the next big reframing of a sustainable built environment in the midst of a climate crisis. On reasons to stop demolishing and stop building is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [The trashy ripple effects of the sparkling transport oriented developments](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/the-trashy-ripple-effects-of-the-sparkling-transport-oriented-developments/) _2026-08-20 · Frank Klostermann · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - Behind the controversial transport oriented developments are the "same old" - no one thinks about waste until it’s too late, writes Frank Klostermann. The trashy ripple effects of the sparkling transport oriented developments is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Why Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic countdown is running on the wrong clock as Albert, Henry and 200 other trees killed](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/why-brisbanes-2032-olympic-countdown-is-running-on-the-wrong-clock-as-albert-henry-and-200-other-trees-killed/) _2026-08-20 · Marcus Foth · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - Barrambin’s oldest trees measured time in centuries. The Brisbane Olympics 2032 measure it in years, for an event lasting days. Yet, those trees were destroyed in minutes. Their destruction exposes an uncomfortable question: why does an imagined Olympic legacy take precedence over the centuries-old legacies we inherited? Why Brisbane’s 2032 Olympic countdown is running on the… ## [When the CFO asks, ‘where do I even start?’ Joshua Martin on the reporting risks about to hit property](https://thefifthestate.com.au/tfe-events/when-the-cfo-asks-where-do-i-even-start-joshua-martin-on-the-reporting-risks-about-to-hit-property/) _2026-08-20 · Tina Perinotto · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - TRANSITION RISK: Property companies are about to be hit with reporting requirements on how they are prepared for climate impacts. The demand for help is huge and growing and it's time for many to stop putting their heads in the sand. When the CFO asks, ‘where do I even start?’ Joshua Martin on the reporting risks about to hit property is a story from The Fifth Estate ,… ## [Infrastructure assets of a different colour](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/infrastructure-assets-of-a-different-colour/) _2026-08-20 · David Jenkins, IPWEA · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - For the vast majority of the history of public works, a tree and a bridge might as well have existed in two different worlds. The bridge had blueprints, a maintenance timetable, a depreciation schedule, and a secured place in the city's financial plans. Infrastructure assets of a different colour is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Sydney’s ‘safe’ harbour – an antidote to the dangers of private transport](https://thefifthestate.com.au/arts-and-letters/sydneys-safe-harbour-an-antidote-to-the-dangers-of-private-transport/) _2026-08-19 · Philip Bull, Civic Assessment · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - TRAUMA TOWN PART 5: Dad’s preferred transport was water. The family were bad drivers. His aunt was run over on the pedestrian crossing on Old South Head Road at Rose Bay. Every time we drove past the spot, Dad pointed that out. Sydney’s ‘safe’ harbour – an antidote to the dangers of private transport is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [What’s the big fuss about heating hot water at RMIT? Michael Snow will reveal the secrets](https://thefifthestate.com.au/events/whats-the-big-fuss-about-heating-hot-water-at-rmit-michael-snow-will-reveal-the-secrets/) _2026-08-18 · Tina Perinotto · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - TRANSITION RISK: If you get to the Transition Risk masterclass in Melbourne on 8 September you’ll get a bird’s eye view on one of the most stunning case studies doing the rounds of the energy cognoscenti over the past while. It’s through Michael Snow, now with Turner & Townsend who while he was based at \[…\] What’s the big fuss about heating hot water at RMIT? Michael Snow will… ## [Electric hospitals; cost rent models for housing; First Nations design; VPP untapped; HEMS for kids](https://thefifthestate.com.au/jobs-and-biz-news/electric-hospitals-cost-rent-models-for-housing-first-nations-design-vpp-untapped-hems-for-kids/) _2026-08-18 · Bevin Liu · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - New report calls for hospitals to electrify, AIA’s new First Nations guidelines, The untapped value of VPPs, Cost-based approach to affordable housing, Flat pack HEMS to educate students Electric hospitals; cost rent models for housing; First Nations design; VPP untapped; HEMS for kids is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Sydney Plan will make us a more urban city](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/sydney-plan-will-make-us-a-more-urban-city/) _2026-08-17 · Chris Johnson · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - The key takeaway from the latest Sydney Plan is that housing growth will be in the east and jobs growth in the west. Sydney Plan will make us a more urban city is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Procurement could succeed where sustainability reporting has struggled](https://thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spinifex/procurement-could-succeed-where-sustainability-reporting-has-struggled/) _2026-08-17 · Barbara Nebel, thinkstep-anz · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - One line in a tender might do more for sustainability than another 100 page sustainability report. Procurement could succeed where sustainability reporting has struggled is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ## [Non-custodial Crypto Payments & Escrow (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ocguhtCrUFXl) _2026-08-17 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto with trustless escrow, instant confirmations, and no KYC ## [Bega Valley’s circular economy ambitions point to smart economics, but the reality is tough](https://thefifthestate.com.au/waste/bega-valleys-circular-economy-ambitions-point-to-smart-economics-but-the-reality-is-tough/) _2026-08-17 · Anna Gohman · The Fifth Estate_ The Fifth Estate - At Bega Valley on the New South Wales south coast, Bega Group is working with Regional Circularity Cooperative, the NSW government, Bega Valley Shire Council, and CSIRO to transform the agricultural region into the nation's most circular economy by 2030. Bega Valley’s circular economy ambitions point to smart economics, but the reality is tough is a story from The Fifth Estate ,…