Development
Madhuri chose her land, paid a deposit and planned her dream home. Now her block is being sold again
More than 150 families bought into a north-western Sydney estate. Now they are heartbroken after a court ruled the land could be put back on the market.
- by Neil Breen
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Redfern ‘murder mall’ reinvented as $500 million Surry Hills Village
Locals say the old shops had “all the charm of an amenities block”, but the new Cleveland Street shops seem more Rome than Redfern.
- by Julie Power
Melbourne lord mayor backflips on plans for affordable housing
The economic environment is so bad that the City of Melbourne should abandon plans for affordable housing targets, Lord Mayor Nick Reece told a lord mayoral debate on housing.
- by Cara Waters
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State Parliament
The jet-setting, Bentley driving builder who left 850 defects in his wake
Building contractor Sippy Grewal promises to “bring your dreams to reality”. The building commissioner says some of his work is a “purchaser’s nightmare”.
- by Max Maddison
‘Cash for access’ to connect water and power delaying housing developments
A councillor in Melbourne’s outer west said there were instances where estates were being built with no sewerage and traffic lights were taking months to be turned on because of the ‘cash for access’ practice.
- by Kieran Rooney
How migration is ‘turbocharging’ housing demand on Melbourne’s fringe
The government wants to flip Melbourne’s growth from the fringes to its established suburbs, but it will need to overcome years of migration trends to do so.
- by Adam Carey
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Victoria Police
Police seek cap on CBD tower heights to protect helicopter flight paths
Victoria Police wants to restrict skyscraper heights to protect access to the emergency helipad atop its Docklands headquarters.
- by Kieran Rooney and Broede Carmody
Would you swim in this reservoir? The bold pitch for 22 new river beaches
The state government has been urged to build on the example of Penrith Beach, or “Pondi”, by installing new swimming spots across western Sydney’s underutilised waterways.
- by Michael Koziol
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Greyhound racing
The scandal that’s left a pall over Wentworth Park’s future
Internal government documents reveal animal cruelty claims may derail an audacious bid by the NSW greyhound racing industry to maintain control of the site.
- by Michael McGowan
The forest survived devastating bushfires. Now it’s being bulldozed for holiday homes
Houses in the popular coastal village sell for up to $4 million, with vacant blocks going for almost $1 million.
- by Catherine Naylor
Delay to shuttle trains starting during conversion of busy Sydney line to metro
The state government has blamed the delay to the T6 shuttle trains on recent industrial action by rail workers.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
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