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An unfinished Nicheliving property in Tapping.

ASIC confirms Perth raids over Nicheliving investigation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed it has conducted several raids across two states as the watchdog continues its investigation into embattled builder Nicheliving.

  • Michael Philipps

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Demolition of the White House East Wing.

Help! Trump’s ballroom blitz is turning me into a NIMBY

In Washington, it turns out you can just demolish the White House at will.

  • Michael Koziol
A push to open a small live music bar under the Sydney Harbour Bridge at Milsons Point has been rejected by the North Sydney Council.

Why a Sydney council banished ‘troll bar’ from under the Harbour Bridge

Should trolls be allowed to roam under the Sydney Harbour Bridge? That’s the question at the centre of a planning row involving North Sydney Council, heritage groups and a determined publican.

  • David Barwell
A bird at Lakers Cutting on the Bellarine Peninsula.

Helicopter landing site riles locals in this prized coastal area

Should a helicopter be allowed to land near a sensitive marine environment? Residents said no. A tribunal disagreed.

  • Benjamin Preiss
This home at Strathfield was unlawfully built. Council is seeking to have it demolished.

‘Reckless and cavalier’: The inner west dream home facing the wrecking ball

Sydney plumber Rabi Malass says his local council had made a compelling case for the demolition of the opulent home as he fights the order in court.

  • Carrie Fellner
An aerial view of the Newport home at the centre of controversy over unauthorised works. Home in question is third from the right.

Fury as Sydneysiders build their mansions, then ‘ask forgiveness later’

Some home renovators are sparking battles on multiple fronts, infuriating neighbours, forcing councils to dispatch compliance teams and unleashing court skirmishes.

  • Carrie Fellner
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Joondalup Resorts’ plan is for the area’s “desired future character”. But residents nearby are more worried about the area’s current character.

Joondalup Resort forms new northern front in Perth density debate

Planners welcomed a major residential development as appropriate for the area’s “desired future” character. Others are worried about the current character.

  • Emma Young
An artist’s impression of a proposed 24 hour McDonald’s restaurant in Redfern and the site as it stands.

Why residents and police have joined forces to stop a McDonald’s at Redfern

Locals have labelled the proposal a “poison and blemish on the map”. Police are worried about a spike in crime and e-bike thefts.

  • Jessica McSweeney
The Meriton development at St Ives, which is the subject of the largest ever defects claim against the building giant.

Claims Meriton’s $100m Sydney mega development has $123m worth of defects

Meriton is facing its largest ever claim for defects in a case it blasted as “preposterous”.

  • Carrie Fellner
Shoddy Sydney.

Shoddy Sydney

Defects cost Sydney’s homeowners and taxpayers $700m annually. How did we get here and what is being done about it?

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