The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) believes that establishing a National Urban Policy presents a critical opportunity to:

• set a contemporary and ambitious vision for urban Australia that embraces the diversity, interdependencies, and uniqueness of our urban experience.
• support world-class urban outcomes for communities with a focus on practical opportunities to realise that vision through collaborative leadership and implementation.
• establish a substantive evidence base for long-term research, policy development and decision-making.
• focus implementation on a place-based approach that facilitates integrated land-use planning appropriately valuing broader community and economic benefits.

We recognise that the intent of the Policy is to better integrate an urban lens across policymaking to ensure future Australian Government policies, programs and investment are supporting sustainable growth in urban places.

Read ASBEC’s full submission here