The Shovel

In this episode of The Shovel, Matthew Mackay chats with Jackson Hills from QShelter about the opportunities and obstacles as they facing as they work towards their vision of a home for every Queenslander.

In this episode of The Shovel, Matthew Mackay is joined by Property Council Australia’s Queensland Executive Director Jess Caire to explore the major opportunities and challenges currently faced by Queensland property industry and discuss how Brisbane 2032 could shape our communities and the future of South East Queensland for the better.

In this episode of The Shovel Ben Weaver sits down with Economic Development Queensland (EDQ) Chief Executive Officer Debbie McNamara to discuss how EDQ straddles the public and private sectors, the big priorities in South- East Queensland over the next three to four years, the way the property industry has matured in its approach to the housing crisis, and some of the more unusual projects EDQ is involved in.

In this episode of The Shovel Lisa Nixon talks with Queensland Health’s Priscilla Radice about the opportunities of the ‘The Big Build’, how she is implementing ‘collaborative contracting’ in a highly competitive industry, and the challenges of juggling standardised design with rapidly evolving community and technological needs.

In this episode of The Shovel Matthew Mackey talks with Russell Fryer, Managing Director of Hutchinson Builders to debunk some construction industry myths and discuss the industry’s changing market dynamic and the short and long-term impacts of insolvencies and rising costs on the construction and property industry.

In this episode of The Shovel Matthew Mackey talks with Dan Barr Director of Better Cities Group about how Brisbane and SEQ is undergoing significant change and growth and what Brisbane needs to do to shine on the world stage.

In this episode of The Shovel Matthew Mackey (Arcadis) talks with Isaac Coonan (Founder, Proptech BNE.) about how new technologies and digital products are beginning to emerge and their impact on the property sector, why the construction industry is slow to change and adopt innovative solutions, and whether artificial intelligence will disrupt or enable the industry. 

In this episode of The Shovel Matthew Mackey talks with Mark Case Director –Economics at Ethos Urban about Australia’s 'year of recovery' following the pandemic, how 2023 has become the year of caution, the possible next ‘Black Swan’ event and the impact of Brisbane 2032.

In our latest episode of The Shovel, Matthew Mackey chats with John Preece, Chief Executive Office of Hub Australia about the future of work and what we expect of organisation’s ‘headquarters’.

In this episode of The Shovel, Lisa Nixon speaks with Leah Lang, Queensland Government Architect about building an environment for Queensland prosperity – what's the vision for Queensland's first female government architect and how it will be achieved.