Maddie Thomas

@GuardianAus ✍🏼

[Philip Oldfield @SustainableTall]

This is a great article from the @guardian on the success of social housing architecture worldwide...

...and how Australia should follow suit!

https://t.co/y3kzWzUc2D

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

From Vienna to Mexico City, six social housing projects putting design first. https://t.co/JS1zz9XURc

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

Facades were front and centre in my conversations with architects for this story, but heritage conservation and the future of our cities is also at its core. Thanks to ⁦@PhilipThalis⁩ ⁦@PFD311⁩ and Hannah Tribe https://t.co/SoqfSQYKXl

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

Building and designing net zero homes starts with going back to basics. I asked three architects how they did it 🍃 https://t.co/BFw4TmZ0yb

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

Australia has some of the largest homes in the world. But talking to architects from Paris to Tokyo, one thing was clear: the possibilities for creative design in small spaces are endless. So how can we live better, smaller and do more with less?👇🏼 https://t.co/cm6qrTsYlu

[Philip Oldfield @SustainableTall]

An excellent article on the fears of apartments sprouting up in 1930’s Sydney….

And how those apartments are now some of the most desirable places to live in the city

https://t.co/87I7lWoTG2

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

Our much-loved art deco flats weren’t always sought after. Back in the 1930s, they were seen as a “danger”, to society. How times have changed 👉🏼 Art deco density: what we learned from Australia’s first apartment boom https://t.co/9qZA32kiGW

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

As a kid, hunting for a bargain was the best reward for helping offload piles of green waste at the tip. In the regions, tip shops are still going strong 👉🏼 $10 for a table and eight chairs: why tip shops are Australia’s DIY treasure troves https://t.co/rBJgLYyXyC

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

These people don’t get Monday blues: Blessed are the cheesemakers – and everyone else who just loves their job https://t.co/vrzKTON5wO

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

@parkerfiftyone I will just have to visit them all!

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

‘The heartbeat of the town’: the fight to save and revitalise Australia’s regional theatres https://t.co/Tpm6GcGDyW

[Guardian Australia @GuardianAus]

Greener washing: how to reduce the carbon and climate impact of your laundry https://t.co/xO5cuJ2Nlr

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

Magic touch: how ‘revolutionary’ changes are making braille better than ever. Big thanks to ⁦@Graemeinnes⁩ ⁦@visionaustralia⁩ ⁦⁦⁦@ClearVisionOrg⁩ and ⁦@Braillists⁩ https://t.co/l3Hg8D9wug

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

In a twist of fate, as this story went live, Tim Dakin was bunkering down in his kombi van after the Gippsland bushfires forced him to evacuate. Please to report that Tim, his dog Roxy are safe and his off-grid house undamaged 👇🏼 https://t.co/wIDg3GmTnE

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

More than a box, smarter than a prefab: modular housing is back, and this time with style https://t.co/yBAYEFjvkI

[Guardian Australia @GuardianAus]

‘Only at Qantas’: workers express disbelief at CEO Alan Joyce’s $10m share windfall https://t.co/LAZcbjdm4c

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

A year ago I started talking to grocers each month for a ⁦@GuardianAus⁩ series on seasonal produce. A year on, I’ve learned a lot about fruit and veg and how to shop. Top tips here 👇🏼 https://t.co/b71xH9kgLL

[Guardian US @GuardianUS]

‘It’s become a lot more like a share house’: when adult children stay in the parental home https://t.co/tnY246re0w

[Maddie Thomas @maddietbsb]

‘It’s become a lot more like a share house’: when adult children stay in the parental home https://t.co/nEtpTcJWsu

[Josephine Tovey @Jo_Tovey]

At the height of the 2021 lockdown, I was diagnosed w stage 3 bowel cancer, and was plunged into a world of illness.

I'm doing great now, but rates are rising among younger Australians and we don't fully understand why. I wrote this about my experience:
https://t.co/uRrrZY3ZJY