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Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly giving evidence at the hearing on Tuesday.

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

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The Selwyn Street boarding houses will not be demolished and turned into luxury apartments by developers, a court has ruled.

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
Water industry experts say boil water notices could become common if a price decision means Sydney Water cannot invest in infrastructure upgrades.

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
Plans by Wesley Mission to turn the vacant RJ Williams building at Glebe into affordable rental units have been abandoned.

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
A glittering tower proposed for the site of the birthplace of AC/DC in Burwood.

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
Techno Park Drive residents (from left) Arnie Hindhaugh, Matt Robinson, Nida and Vincent Schirripa and Lara Week in 2024.

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
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High-rise apartments like those in Docklands have provided more housing, but have failed to add to the city meaningfully.

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
Hidden black mould revealed after renters pulled a couch from the wall, submitted to the Facebook page Don’t Rent Me.

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
Brisbane lord mayor Adrian Schrinner delivered council’s annual 2025-26 budget.

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
Aaron Christie-David, the managing director of Atelier Wealth Mortgage Brokers, said first home buyers are sitting on the sidelines.

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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