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Barangaroo
Building heights slashed at Barangaroo after outcry, new plans reveal
Apartments, shops and eateries will complete the Barangaroo mega-project after the state government killed off plans for a 20-storey tower.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Metro West delay threatens to put brakes on housing plans
Housing and commercial developments potentially worth “tens of billions” slated for the proposed rail line between Sydney CBD and Westmead are at risk, the property industry says.
- by Ben Cubby
It started as a mailing list. Now Sydney’s pro-development activists are mobilising
Six months ago, they were on the fringes. Now the Yes In My Backyard movement is mobilising at council meetings and in the corridors of power to fight NIMBYism.
- by Michael Koziol
There’s a secret behind this $28m Sydney apartment block that few people know about
It has no granite benches nor air-conditioning, and nothing is decorative. But the residents of this Warwick Farm apartment block couldn’t be happier to be moving in.
- by Julie Power
Daily temperatures around Sydney can vary by 10 degrees: How does your suburb compare?
Due to a lack of tree cover, many parts of the city have become “urban heat islands”. Search our map to see how your area rates.
- by Jordan Baker
Opinion
City life
Victoria Market ‘mega-wall’ will literally divide Melbourne in pursuit of profit
The $1.7b proposal for a rare city site seems to care little for its effect on neighbours or other visitors.
- by John McNabb
‘Impossible to insure a property’: How climate change will impact your suburb or town
Southbank, Docklands, Elwood, Lakes Entrance and Queenscliff are among the Victorian suburbs and towns at the highest risk of water inundation due to climate change by 2040.
- by Benjamin Preiss, Rachael Dexter and Jewel Topsfield
‘Building on paddocks is much easier’: Why Sydney keeps expanding outwards
Hundreds of thousands of new homes may be added on the edge of Sydney, despite NSW Premier Chris Minns’ determination to curb urban sprawl.
- by Andrew Taylor
Across the water from his palatial mansion, developer’s empire in $1b implosion
Administrators have warned up to 20,000 homeowners could be affected in what they dubbed one of Australia’s largest property collapses.
- by Carrie Fellner
‘Darebin Council has nerve to grandstand’: Stoush over Preston housing plan
The Victorian planning minister could seize control of a development from a local council, which is opposing the plan in protest at the possible intervention.
- by Jewel Topsfield
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Development outrage
The three key ingredients in a development proposal that would change NIMBYs’ minds
New research shows residents in Sydney are split 50-50 about whether to welcome housing developments in their local area, but found most people who were not in favour could be convinced.
- by Michael Koziol