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‘Nothing off the table’: Libs offer rare olive branch to help Labor fix housing crisis

The NSW Coalition vowed to work with, not against, the Minns government to solve the housing crisis. What are their ideas? 

  • Alexandra Smith

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NSW Premier Chris Minns

‘We’re the worst’: Controversial planning reforms back on the table

Major changes pursued by the previous government were abandoned partly because of Labor’s vocal opposition to them.

  • Michael McGowan
The apartment-specific rebate - which will be replicated in NSW - covers up to 75 per cent, and in some cases all, of the cost of installing panels. It is open until February next year.

Why do so few apartments in Sydney and Melbourne have cost-saving solar panels?

It’s a question that has long frustrated governments and apartment dwellers, particularly as Australia is a world leader in rooftop solar.

  • Simon Johanson
A render of the four bedroom apartment and its outdoor entertainment area and kitchen in the Glade block of the Sanctuary Development by Sekisui House developers at Wentworth Point.

The upside and downside to this $3.2m Sydney apartment

Infrastructure lags well behind development in Wentworth Point, but the riverside suburb does have one thing going for it.

  • Julie Power
Artist’s impression of the Elders Wool Stores in Fremantle.

Fini-led developer unveils $110 million Wool Stores revamp plan

Adrian Fini-led developer Human Urban has unveiled its $110 million redevelopment of Fremantle’s historic Elders Wool Stores, complete with boutique apartments, co-living rental units, a tavern, restaurant and retail outlets.

  • Jesinta Burton
Running repairs to the hot water system in Millie Muroi’s former Sydney apartment.

I’ve lived in three cities in three years. Returning to Sydney is the one I fear

Two types of blockage have played unpleasant roles in my housing affordability awakening. Here’s what we need to do differently.

  • Millie Muroi
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Marsden Park development

Forget the latte line, this is the new divide splitting Sydney in two

Sydney’s younger generations are rejecting the city’s “grey houses, grey streets and grey methods” in the city’s newer suburbs.

  • Frances Howe
Gen Z has its own ideas about solving the housing crisis.

Sydney’s housing catastrophe is just around the corner. Gen Z knows how to fix it

The problem has hit one group the hardest. So we asked six young experts to come up with some solutions.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo, Penry Buckley, Cindy Yin, Nick Newling, Kayla Olaya and Frances Howe
Premier Jacinta Allan on a media tour with Nightingale CEO Dan McKenna at one of Brunswick’s Nightingale-designed apartment blocks targeting housing affordability.

Sustainable developer Nightingale racks up almost $500,000 in debt

The company insists that none of its current projects will be impacted by a restructure that was driven by an unpaid tax debt and a board exodus.

  • Sarah Danckert
Signs opposing Burwood Council’s alternative housing plan on a Croydon home.

The Sydney suburb at war with itself

The state government’s railway station housing plan – and a local council’s alternative – is dividing an inner west heritage suburb.

  • Mary Ward

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