Tag: John Cain
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Lessons from Cain and Kirner: Today’s Problems Echo a Storied Past
Introduction: Looking Back to Move Forward The recent release of cabinet documents from the era of John Cain and Joan Kirner invites a familiar reflection: today’s policymakers face many of the same dilemmas that confronted governments decades ago. It’s tempting to look for a fresh crisis in current events, but history often operates on patterns.…
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Secret Papers Reveal Low-Rise Dream for Docklands: Tech Hub and University
Unearthed plans reshape Docklands history Crucial archival papers, long kept under wraps, reveal a strikingly different future for Melbourne’s Docklands. In the waning years of the governments led by John Cain and Joan Kirner, planners debated a vision focused on human scale, education, and technology rather than the skyline-dominating spectacles that later defined the precinct.…