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Premier questioned over City of Sydney development exemption
There are calls for Chris Minns to explain why a council won’t be included in the scheme to drive high-density housing across Sydney.
- by Max Maddison
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Tackling population growth ‘one nurse in an affordable unit’ at a time
A nurse on $90,000 a year paying less than $520 a week for a unit near work would be a measure of success under south-east Queensland’s new population planning.
- by Tony Moore
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State Parliament
Minns government on cusp of rewriting Sydney housing density reforms
The NSW premier’s plans to let developers build higher and denser, in return for affordable and social housing, have been branded “impractical and unfeasible”.
- by Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
Residents’ gripes over noise, parties, near-nudity and litter prompt Airbnb crackdown debate
City of Port Phillip councillors are considering a levy and registration requirements for short-term accommodation providers after backlash from locals.
- by Cara Waters
Brisbane to do the heavy lifting of new homes in SEQ
Brisbane will provide a quarter of the south-east’s new housing by 2046, even though the city’s population growth rate will be one of the region’s lowest.
- by Tony Moore
‘They must think we are dills’: Are tourists getting the best of the river?
With numerous attractions along its length, calls to unlock Brisbane River’s tourism potential are growing louder.
- by Tony Moore
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Cars
Where in Brisbane do people own the most cars? Search for your suburb
As public transport fails to keep pace with the ever-expanding city, we reveal the top suburbs where families rely on three or more cars.
- by Felicity Caldwell
Why plans for 50-storey towers may struggle to get off the ground
Brisbane’s next great urban renewal precinct - a stretch of riverfront set to house 10,000 people and the Olympic media centre - is tainted by chemical contamination.
- by Tony Moore
‘It’s a done deal’: Why Bunnings is about to bust up a cluster of West Perth businesses
Artists established the creative hub known as the Pickle District, but now there’s no place for the creatives who gave the precinct its name. Is it their loss or the City of Vincent’s?
- by Mark Naglazas
Apartments locked into higher power bills after developers partner with retailers
There’s been a 900 per cent increase in the number of residents on embedded networks as developers allow energy companies to co-invest in apartment infrastructure in exchange for gas, electricity and hot water contracts.
- by Amber Schultz
Public servants declare ceasefire in war between planning and transport
Newly appointed head of the NSW Planning Department Kiersten Fishburn has pledged to end the war between transport and planning bureaucrats.
- by Andrew Taylor