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Emergency services
We rely on them to keep Sydney running. But they can barely afford to live here
The five Sydney suburbs that are home to the most police officers are, on average, 45 kilometres from the CBD. For solicitors, the average is less than four kilometres.
- by Matt Wade and Craig Butt
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Essential service workers pushed to the fringes by housing crunch
Aged care workers, primary teachers, nurses, paramedics and police are being forced to Melbourne’s fringes by high housing costs, prompting warnings about worker shortages.
- by Josh Gordon and Craig Butt
Opinion
Housing crisis
Sydney mayor’s brazen attempt to annex half an LGA
Despite the severe housing crisis, Sydney councils are spending an inordinate amount of time and energy plotting mergers and demergers they can’t afford.
- by Michael Koziol
‘Ridiculous’: The Sydney suburbs where rents soared most
Several once-affordable suburbs recorded rent hikes of 25 per cent or more over the past year. Is there an end in sight?
- by Tawar Razaghi
The regional Victorian towns drawing priced-out Melburnians
Three councils on Melbourne’s fringe have had similar or stronger rental price growth over the past 12 months, a sign of a spillover effect.
- by Jim Malo
Sydney’s housing reforms have shaken up the city. There’s more to come
The premier says the need to get more homes built, particularly for young people, is not going to disappear any time soon.
- by Christopher Harris
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
‘Affordability ceiling has been smashed’: Sydney rents hit record highs
Intense competition to find more affordable homes in Sydney has driven unit rents up $50 per week since last year. Can it continue?
- by Tawar Razaghi and Elizabeth Redman
Unable to afford a home in Australia, this couple bought in Italy instead
Jaclyn Lofts and Joshua Beagley have embraced La Dolce Vita, purchasing a “lock and leave” holiday apartment in a small Italian village.
- by Amber Schultz
Explainer
Housing crisis
‘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
Analysis
Analysis
The unusual political pairing squaring up against Labor on housing
Max Chandler-Mather and Andrew Bragg have little in common - except for a shared conviction that the federal government’s agenda on housing is behind the times.
- by Paul Sakkal
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