Affordable housing
Public housing tower demolition plan is ‘ethnic cleansing’, says mayor
Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly has slammed the state’s plan to demolish Melbourne’s public housing towers as a land grab and threatened street resistance in explosive inquiry testimony.
- Rachael Dexter
Latest
The humble boarding house that beat the developers’ wrecking ball
A developer will not be able to demolish affordable housing and construct luxury apartments in Paddington, a court has ruled.
- Kayla Olaya
- Exclusive
- Water
Pay more for your water or boil it? The unpalatable choice behind Sydney’s water woes
Sydneysiders narrowly avoided having to boil their drinking water in 2021. After a draft bill increase was slashed, some are warning it could become common.
- Penry Buckley and Max Maddison
Plan to turn inner-city vacant block into affordable housing scrapped
This Glebe unit block has sat empty and decaying for more than a decade, with plans for affordable housing. Now the charity owner is selling the site to the highest bidder.
- Jessica McSweeney
Why this high-voltage Sydney tower will leave you Thunderstruck
Designs for the glossy bronze tower to replace the birthplace of AC/DC have been revealed. But angry residents say it will put Burwood on a highway to development hell.
- Michael Ruffles and Megan Gorrey
Their block of flats is ‘paradise’. They’ve finally won the right to live there
Residents of Techno Park Drive have been fighting eviction by their local council for more than two years. Now, some have won their fight – and they’re hopeful of more success.
- Cassandra Morgan and Alexander Darling
- Opinion
- Planning
Is an extra 40cm the secret to happiness in the bedroom? This economics expert doesn’t think so
If my comfortable home of 20 years were built today, it wouldn’t be up to scratch. But in our quest for better living, have we forgotten what’s really important?
- Shane Wright
Aimee’s rental is making her sick. One in three homes have the same issue
Despite minimum-standard regulations introduced by the Queensland government last year, tenants have limited options when homes become unsafe to live in.
- Courtney Kruk
Lord mayor defends $100 rate hike for inner-city Brisbane units
But others worry it sends the wrong message in a housing crisis.
- Courtney Kruk
- Opinion
- Home loans
FOMO has hit the housing market, and it’s just the beginning
House prices are on the move and buyers have a sense of urgency – some would say panic – to get in before they are priced out.
- Elizabeth Knight
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