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Do you live on Brisbane’s ‘most liveable’ street?
New Farm’s Moray Street was crowned Brisbane’s best place to live in 1993. Three decades on, we’re searching for the city’s current equivalent.
- by Courtney Kruk
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As I leave beautiful but maddening Sydney, I’ve realised all its problems boil down to one thing
Sydney would be unstoppable if it could fix the cost of housing, the tyranny of distance and its obsession with rules and restrictions. We are let down by leaders who say the right things but act timidly.
- by Michael Koziol
This is what Sydney’s housing future will look like
The NSW government has revealed the terrace homes and apartment blocks that will be included in its “pattern book” of designs to reshape the city.
- by Megan Gorrey
The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply
With housing completions and approvals heading in the wrong direction, a major reform will give developers a new planning pathway for projects of 100 apartments or more.
- by Max Maddison and Michael Koziol
Trampolines, ‘lies’ and videotape: Sydney playground spat takes bizarre turn
Councillors blamed an elderly woman for walking into a trampoline in a shopping plaza and accused a shopkeeper of adjusting CCTV cameras to film accidents.
- by Anthony Segaert
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Daniel built a haven for artists. A new development will swallow it up
Sydney is losing its creative workers faster than any other capital city - and spaces they can work in are vanishing even more quickly.
- by Megan Gorrey
This 45-storey tower is coming to Central Station. It will break a 111-year-old building
The National Trust is fighting a rearguard battle against plans to construct a hotel and office tower above a historic Sydney building.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Housing crisis
How nearly 50,000 homes are getting stuck in Sydney’s planning pipeline
New analysis shows there are 47,536 approved dwellings that have not progressed to construction. Greater Sydney needs 53,000 dwellings built every year.
- by Max Maddison
The street-level reason these 100 sky-high Sydney units are under threat
The City of Parramatta argues the number of accompanying car spaces in this apartment complex is “excessive” and will worsen congestion.
- by Megan Gorrey
New plan for riverfront block sees fewer units, more gardens
The new owners of a massive inner-city block are seeking approval for a scaled-back development with extensive gardens, a communal space, and laneways.
- by Sean Parnell
Streamlining ‘torturous’ townhouse rules will help, but won’t solve state’s housing crisis
Experts say the state government’s plan to fast-track subdivisions and encourage townhouse developments won’t lead to a rush in affordable and attractive housing.
- by Rachel Eddie and Kieran Rooney
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