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Tuesday June 23, 2026

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Land prices reach new record highs
Residential
Monday June 15 2026

Land prices reach new record highs

Australian land prices have reached new record highs as the cost and availability of vacant residential land remains a barrier to achieving national housing targets.

Auckland isn’t a simple story of blanket upzoning
Urban Planning
Tuesday June 9 2026

Auckland isn’t a simple story of blanket upzoning

Auckland is increasingly invoked as the definitive case for blanket upzoning in Australia.

Housing supply regulation goes under the microscope
Residential
Tuesday June 2 2026

Housing supply regulation goes under the microscope

Regulations which affect the supply of new homes across Australia are set to be examined as the nation tries to speed up new housing delivery.

Axe apartment car parking rules to ease housing crisis: Grattan
Residential
Monday May 25 2026

Axe apartment car parking rules to ease housing crisis: Grattan

Rules that require new apartment developments to include off-street car parking are driving up the cost of new housing provision and should be scrapped, a think-tank...

The economics of heritage laws and housing supply
Zoning
Monday May 25 2026

The economics of heritage laws and housing supply

Authored by economist Peter Tulip, the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) has issued a policy paper arguing that State heritage legislation, particularly in NSW, is deeply...

The hidden ceiling on Australia’s housing supply
Residential
Thursday May 21 2026

The hidden ceiling on Australia’s housing supply

Approvals describe intent, not delivery. The cost of building has outrun what the market will pay. And the country has quietly capped how many homes it...

Chalmers overhauls property tax
Residential
Wednesday May 13 2026

Chalmers overhauls property tax

Negative gearing will be restricted to new properties as the Federal Government seeks to address intergenerational equity challenges in the housing market.

The federal Budget and its adverse impact on supply
Residential
Wednesday May 13 2026

The federal Budget and its adverse impact on supply

The Federal Budget 2026/27 makes housing tax reform a central part of the Government’s housing agenda.

Australia’s largest build-to-rent tower is now complete
Residential
Monday May 4 2026

Australia’s largest build-to-rent tower is now complete

Australia’s largest build-to-rent tower is now officially complete.

Zoning
12 May, 2020
Stokes to discuss NSW land clearing halt

NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes will attend an urgent meeting with a South Coast property developer following a push to halt land clearing in the bushfire-ravaged...

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Residential
15 Apr, 2020
Vic reveals $500m COVID-19 rental relief

The six-month ban on evictions and rent increases for both commercial and residential tenants, as well as tax relief for landlords, was announced by Premier Daniel...

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Business
14 Apr, 2020
Property Scheme Victims Face More Anxiety

The coronavirus pandemic has heaped further anxiety on dozens of retirees who lost their life savings in a collapsed Australian property scheme.

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Residential
24 Mar, 2020
Real estate auctions will be banned

All real estate auctions and open house inspections will be cancelled amid tougher restrictions on gatherings of people in a bid to stem the spread of...

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Zoning
20 Feb, 2020
Administrator to run Melb's Casey council

An interim administrator has been appointed to take charge of Melbourne's scandal-plagued Casey council, after Victoria's parliament voted to sack its councillors.

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Zoning
13 Jan, 2020
Qld councillors got funds for own projects

Former Ipswich councillors spent millions of ratepayer dollars on projects in their own areas instead of funding initiatives that would have benefited the Queensland city as...

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Residential
18 Dec, 2019
Owner-occupier loans outstrip investors

Mortgage lending expanded in October, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics numbers indicating activity by owner-occupiers continued to outpace that of investors.

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Business
6 Dec, 2019
Qld council seeks $2.5m from Palmer firms

A Queensland council is pursuing two of Clive Palmer's companies in court seeking millions owed in rates and water charges.

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Business
6 Dec, 2019
NSW real estate agent stole from tenants

A Sydney real estate agent who had a penchant for cocaine and used tenants' rental bonds to fund his addiction has been spared jail.

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