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Performance based planning; Better late than never
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Tuesday March 12 2024

Performance based planning; Better late than never

As Australia’s housing crisis continues, reform of planning regulations is front and centre in the Commonwealth Government’s policy agenda. 

What has the price of fish got to do with planning and housing?
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Monday January 29 2024

What has the price of fish got to do with planning and housing?

Planning regulation is regularly singled out as the prime culprit in Australia’s housing crisis. 

NHFIC State of the Nation’s Housing Report confirms a tough road ahead
Residential
Wednesday April 5 2023

NHFIC State of the Nation’s Housing Report confirms a tough road ahead

The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation (NHFIC’s) State of the Nation Report shows national housing supply is being held back from a range of factors,...

Housing Supply Crisis Requires All Shoulders to the Wheel
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Thursday March 16 2023

Housing Supply Crisis Requires All Shoulders to the Wheel

At the centre of the Albanese Government’s National Housing Accord is a commitment to deliver one million homes nation-wide over 5 years. 

Why the NSW Housing Supply Crisis Matters and How to Fix It
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Tuesday January 31 2023

Why the NSW Housing Supply Crisis Matters and How to Fix It

"NSW currently has a crisis in housing supply and affordability, according to Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest. In this article, Forrest describes the consequences of the housing...

Commonwealth Government takes the lead on Housing Supply – but the States need to get on board!
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Monday December 12 2022

Commonwealth Government takes the lead on Housing Supply – but the States need to get on board!

The Albanese Government’s recognition of housing supply and affordability as one of the greatest challenges confronting the nation has re-energised the debate around delivering the housing...

NSW Home Buyer Choice Bill Becomes Law
Residential
Thursday November 10 2022

NSW Home Buyer Choice Bill Becomes Law

First home buyers in New South Wales will be able to save up to $66,700 in the upfront cost of buying a home after new legislation...

When Economists Take Over Town Planning – You Know There’s a Crisis!
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Monday October 17 2022

When Economists Take Over Town Planning – You Know There’s a Crisis!

It is unusual for economists to dive into the detail of the nations’ planning systems, but the intense interest from the Reserve Bank of Australia, the...

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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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7 Sep, 2018
NSW:Poll Shows Distaste for Luna Park Rules

Luna Park is campaigning to restore its old planning arrangements after a poll revealed community distaste for a court ruling that wrapped it up in what...

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Residential
31 Jul, 2018
Sydenham To Bankstown Planning Backdown Bad For Future Housing Supply

The backdown by the NSW Government on it’s Planned Precincts along the Sydenham to Bankstown corridor is yet another pre-election move that will put new housing...

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Environment
8 Jun, 2018
New Screening Process For Contaminated Land

The Andrews Labor Government is trialling a more efficient approach for assessing potentially contaminated land in Victoria.

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Zoning
8 Feb, 2018
Zoning Changes for Sydney's Sirius Site

The site of Sydney's harbourside brutalist building Sirius, which was once home to more than 100 social housing residents, could become anything from a club, a...

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17 Jan, 2018
SA Resources Sector Pushes for Land Access

Improved land access has been included on an election wish list published by the South Australian resources sector's peak industry body.

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