Housing crisis
O’Neil says she’s not a YIMBY, but here’s how she plans to help fix the housing shortage
Housing Minister Clare O’Neil says axing red tape would mean faster building as Labor is on track to fall short of its target to build 1.2 million homes by the end of the decade.
- Paul Sakkal and Shane Wright
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‘Poverty trap’: Perth is now the second most expensive city to rent in Australia
New data shows a sharp increase in the price of rentals in WA over the past six years, making it one of the most unaffordable places for tenants in the country.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Australia’s horror housing crisis singled out by global think tank
A chorus of experts argues the nation is being hamstrung by a dysfunctional housing sector. Now the world is taking notice of just how bad it is.
- Shane Wright
‘Too hard to build’: Albanese government slams local councils over housing shortfall
Top-heavy universities and an embattled council have been singled out as the government promises to improve Australians’ quality of life.
- Millie Muroi
- Exclusive
- Development
Glebe Island firms as ‘Plan B’ for housing boost after collapse of ‘mini-city’
The Bays masterplan, which will provide the framework for rezoning the precinct surrounding the metro station, is expected within weeks.
- Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
Tom’s plan was to get a degree in Sydney. It went horribly wrong
Homelessness services say an increasing number of international students are sleeping on the streets.
- Christopher Harris
- Exclusive
- Planning
Momentum builds to overhaul major housing handbrake
Labor and the Liberals are working together to reform controversial planning laws, but suspicions of an ambush remain.
- Max Maddison
- Analysis
- Development
Doomed from the start: Why the great Rosehill sell-off failed
The $5 billion plan to sell the western Sydney racecourse for housing was off the pace from the outset.
- Chris Barrett
He was evicted. Then he saw his home on Airbnb
Fewer than 80 fines have been issued to dodgy landlords and agents by a renting taskforce, which some say barely scratches the surface.
- Jim Malo
Rate cuts and election promises to push house prices up even higher
Economists are expecting Sydney and Melbourne house prices to rise by up to 12 per cent as rate cuts and a lack of supply make housing less affordable.
- Shane Wright
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