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95 Broadway (near) and 89 Broadway (far) viewed in context with neighbouring developments.

Planning tick for bigger complex of ‘affordable’ units in affluent Perth suburb

An apartment building in Nedlands has been successful in its bid to boost unit numbers by more than a third.

  • Claire Ottaviano

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The Allan government is already spruiking its housing success. Here’s what the data says

Over a year after its Housing Statement, Labor is falling short of its lofty targets – and that’s if its estimate stacks up. If it doesn’t, things are even worse.

  • Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
The Arnott family from Two Rocks had mould growing in their laundry after rains revealed a roof leak.

Leaks and mould latest woes for homeowners battling building giant

Winter weather has brought a flood of new problems for homeowners tangled in Western Australia’s BGC housing construction dispute as leaking homes experience an explosion of mould.

  • Claire Ottaviano
Property developer AJ Batra has a number of estates in the City of Melton delayed.

New housing on hold as Melbourne Water fails to act on flood plans

New housing projects on Melbourne’s edge have been delayed as water authorities struggle to process a large backlog of approvals for critical drainage plans.

  • Adam Carey
Just 18 out of more than 1500 people who enrolled in Victoria’s free certificate IV in plumbing in 2019 and 2020 successfully completed the program.

Victoria’s worst free TAFE completion rates revealed

Just 1 per cent of Victorians who registered for a free plumbing course in recent years successfully completed their training.

  • Broede Carmody
Serena Zlatnik has purchased her first home because she didn’t want to brave the rental market.

‘Buyers are much more cautious’: Melbourne house prices in surprise fall

A few years ago, buyers were snapping up properties sight unseen, but Melbourne’s market has since faced a string of hurdles.

  • Jim Malo
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Almost half the revenue from the government’s windfall gains tax will be eaten up this year by IT costs.

Victorian home building approvals crash to decade-low mark despite Labor promise

Victoria wants to build 80,000 new homes on average every year until 2034, but grim construction figures show the state is already falling behind.

  • Josh Gordon and Kieran Rooney
David Langton-Jones’ house is small and built on a back lane in Redfern.

Dunny lanes of Sydney: Hidden opportunity could address housing crisis

Sydney’s back lanes may look messy, but a Sydney architect has shown how a laneway block can double density and provide a Zen-like home that also screens out the neighbours.

  • Julie Power
Construction costs weigh on the housing sector

New rules send ‘shock waves’ through the housing industry

The cost of making homes more sustainable and the banning of engineered stone have sent shock waves through the construction industry.

  • Carolyn Cummins
Monic McLean living ina tent in Musgrave Park in South Brisbane. She has twice seen tents taken and dumped by council staff.

Council staff thought empty tents where homeless lived were ‘abandoned’

Dumped tents were thought to be abandoned, a senior Brisbane councillor said, as the city’s housing crisis continued to cause heartache.

  • Tony Moore

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