Planning
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
Latest
The unique soccer club that may not survive public housing tower knockdowns
The Fitzroy Lions Soccer Club allows nearly 300 public housing estate kids to play soccer for free. But with 44 towers earmarked for demolition, it’s feared the club won’t survive.
- by Hannah Hammoud
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
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
‘Complete idiocy’: Why the Balmain Leagues Club saga isn’t over yet
Plans to redevelop the languishing Rozelle site have had more stop-starts than the traffic that crawls past it on Victoria Road every day.
- by Megan Gorrey
Quiet, windswept, devoid of trees: The ‘disaster’ neighbourhood created by too much housing
The inner-west precinct is widely seen as one of Victoria’s worst examples of urban renewal. And it may not be the last.
- by Sophie Aubrey
The next Sydney sites in line for more housing revealed
About 1100 new homes will be delivered across surplus public land in Sydney and Newcastle as part of the Labor government’s land audit.
- by Max Maddison
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Education
The map that reveals Sydney’s flight from public primary schools
Public primary schools have more than 20,000 fewer enrolments than five years ago. And it’s not all because of a switch to private schools.
- by Lucy Carroll and Nigel Gladstone
Opinion
Brisbane development
Why Brisbane needs more green space, not less
As climate change intensifies the severity of flooding across the city, our green spaces play a major role in safeguarding the community.
- by Ali Cheshmehzangi
Meet the young people determined to revolutionise Sydney’s approach to housing
The hunt is on for new ideas for low- to mid-rise housing in NSW, and these young architects and students know what they want for the future.
- by Julie Power
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