Housing crisis
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Development
Kitchens are cramping apartment living, forcing residents to cook less and shop more
New research into impractical cooking areas in modern apartments has prompted calls for stricter standards to ensure the state government’s high-rise ambitions deliver quality, liveable housing.
- by Sophie Aubrey
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Taskforce to tackle crime in Brisbane’s homeless encampments
Crime and drug use at two of Brisbane’s biggest tent cities has prompted council to join forces with police to tackle “anti-social behaviour”.
- by Emily Verdouw
Rich city universities got off too lightly under Labor’s caps: Dutton
Peter Dutton promised deeper cuts to student numbers and said “plenty of international students in pretty schmick accommodation” were stopping Australians from accessing housing.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply
With housing completions and approvals heading in the wrong direction, a major reform will give developers a new planning pathway for projects of 100 apartments or more.
- by Max Maddison and Michael Koziol
The NSW housing minister stuffed up on radio. Then her inbox overflowed with hate
Rose Jackson says people want politicians to be normal, “but when you have a normal moment, people scream for you to resign”.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Development
Inside the schism that has left Sydney’s ‘mini-city’ housing deal on life support
The plan to sell Rosehill Racecourse has been beset by issues from the beginning, but the divide between the opposing sides is only getting wider.
- by Michael McGowan
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Planning
How nearly 50,000 homes are getting stuck in Sydney’s planning pipeline
New analysis shows there are 47,536 approved dwellings that have not progressed to construction. Greater Sydney needs 53,000 dwellings built every year.
- by Max Maddison
The mortgage or the baby? Fertility dropping to record low
Births have fallen to a 15-year low and skyrocketing property prices are being blamed. Now there are calls for new policies to help people have children.
- by Shane Wright
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Construction
‘We’re glad to see the back of him’: Embattled Nicheliving director steps down from diplomat role
One of two directors of embattled building company Nicheliving has resigned from his second role – a position highly involved with the state’s political elite.
- by Connor McGoverne
Opinion
Development
Allan’s new housing policy is good, but pausing the SRL would make it even better
The solution to our housing crisis is to build where people want to live, in well-located areas, and not continue to fund money sinks.
- by Aruna Sathanapally and Trent Wiltshire
The train station car parks being sold off for hundreds of new homes
The state government has called on developers to submit their interest in acquiring the sites to deliver new homes close to public transport.
- by Sophie Aubrey
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