The expected growth in Western Sydney as it applies Smart City technologies, develops the stock of quality higher density living and digital connectivity will stimulate knowledge employment and new opportunities for business.
Greater Western Sydney and other regions are on the cusp of transformative change. This calls for education, government and employers to work together.
Politically, I believe it is likely the Senate will agree to the Budget measures, after some arm-wrestling. The groundwork has probably already been done, the flashpoints of the 2014 proposals have been removed, and the feeling that “it could have been worse” will make the proposals more palatable.
