Housing crisis
Brisbane rents hit record highs, as tenants max out budgets in many suburbs
Brisbane is now the second-most expensive capital city to rent a unit. But in several areas, tenants have nothing more left to offer.
- by Sarah Webb
Latest
Tenants feel ‘rental anxiety’ as Melbourne rents hit record high
The typical house costs $60 per week more to rent than it did a year ago, leaving some tenants fearful of lifelong housing insecurity.
- by Jim Malo
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International students
Student crackdown will lead to lasting economic pain: business council
The Australian Business Council argues capping foreign student numbers could “irreparably damage” the higher education sector and even hit supermarkets.
- by Angus Thompson
How Australia can house a growing population without building more homes
The government wants 1.2 million homes built over the next five years. But what about the 3.5 million spare bedrooms across the country?
- by Sue Williams
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Development
Housing plan unveiled for Carriageworks precinct
The Minns government will deliver 250 social and affordable homes near Redfern station after revealing the first four Sydney sites to use surplus public land.
- by Max Maddison
Explainer
Property market
‘A diabolical mess’: How did we get into this housing crisis, and how do we get out?
Hard-won deposits, soaring rents, crippling mortgages, capital gains, negative gearing … What’s to blame, and how do other countries do housing?
- by Angus Holland and Josh Gordon
Opinion
Opinion
How do you add density to a ‘NIMBY’ neighbourhood? Ask a local
I found my community on Sydney’s leafy north shore. We can build more homes without destroying what we love.
- by Indu Balachandran
Opinion
Trains
High-speed trains are no silver bullet, but they could help shift house prices
A business case cannot be made for bullet trains in Australia, but faster rail connections in and around Sydney and Melbourne would be a winner for decentralisation.
- by Millie Muroi
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Perth
Crisis services send homeless to hotels as Perth’s desperate housing situation worsens
The state government has said it is now spending more than ever on funding homelessness services due to an unprecedented growth in demand.
- by Holly Thompson
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For subscribers
The housing crisis has split Sydney. This is where the voters have landed
The Minns government’s push to increase housing density around train stations has divided the opposition in parliament and the Liberal Party’s supporters.
- by Alexandra Smith
The housing marvels that came to Sydney’s northern beaches and defied the McMansions
The Northern Beaches Council has called on the public to submit examples of mid-century modern architecture they want to see saved.
- by Julie Power
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