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Sydney councils that drag heels on housing DA claim there are good reasons

Sydney councils that drag heels on housing DA claim there are good reasons

Councils pinged as the slowest in Sydney at assessing development applications say there are several reasons why they rank poorly on a new league table.

  • by Michael Koziol and Megan Gorrey

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Life in a tight spot not for all, but Brisbane homes might be heading that way

Life in a tight spot not for all, but Brisbane homes might be heading that way

No longer backyard shoeboxes, granny flats could be mutually beneficial for struggling renters and homeowners.

  • by Courtney Kruk
Women say Mount Coot-tha attacks have taken a ‘city escape’ from them

Women say Mount Coot-tha attacks have taken a ‘city escape’ from them

More than 80 secret and visible CCTV cameras have been installed around Mount Coot-tha bushland trails to thwart future attacks targeting female walkers.

  • by Tony Moore
Couple loses property fight after highway swallows $5.5 million dream

Couple loses property fight after highway swallows $5.5 million dream

Raymond and Wendy Dibb saw a chance to make money out of a small rural property. They were not planning on a $2.2 billion highway barrelling through their plans.

  • by Catherine Naylor
When Perth meets Peel: Rare waterfront landholding is new frontier of sprawl

When Perth meets Peel: Rare waterfront landholding is new frontier of sprawl

The Plunkett family’s nearly 600-hectare block is tipped to be extremely well contested by Australian and global developers and well-heeled private investors.

  • by Sarah Brookes
Revealed: The ‘missing middle’ Sydney housing changes delayed until after council elections

Revealed: The ‘missing middle’ Sydney housing changes delayed until after council elections

The major “stage 2” changes to permit more low- and mid-rise housing are now slated for the end of 2024 despite earlier indications they would be active by June.

  • by Michael Koziol
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Servo a no-no: Coburg locals, council say eight petrol stations is enough

Servo a no-no: Coburg locals, council say eight petrol stations is enough

A council has sided with residents and refused plans for another service station in a part of Melbourne where people are encouraged to walk, cycle or use public transport.

  • by Tom Cowie
Housing plan unveiled for Carriageworks precinct

Housing plan unveiled for Carriageworks precinct

The Minns government will deliver 250 social and affordable homes near Redfern station after revealing the first four Sydney sites to use surplus public land.

  • by Max Maddison
Church v state: The battle over density around Sydney’s metro stations

Church v state: The battle over density around Sydney’s metro stations

Everybody agrees Metro West will change Five Dock. But how much? A proposal by the Anglican Church for 20-storey towers has brought the question into focus.

  • by Michael Koziol
‘Despicable’: Stadium stoush sparks legal threat from Chinese developer

‘Despicable’: Stadium stoush sparks legal threat from Chinese developer

Plans to rebuild Penrith Stadium have angered a major landholder next door which claims it was not consulted, and its 2000-apartment project is now under threat.

  • by Michael Koziol
City Tatts forced into fire sale of historic Pitt Street headquarters

City Tatts forced into fire sale of historic Pitt Street headquarters

City Tatts chief executive Marcelo Veloz said plunging gaming revenue had forced the club to sell its historic clubhouse, which is undergoing redevelopment into a 50-storey tower.

  • by Andrew Taylor