Property development
Developers launch $3bn national office and residential projects
More than $3 billion worth of private projects are getting the stamp of approval across metropolitan Sydney and Melbourne.
- by Carolyn Cummins
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Jan’s building has concrete cancer and harbour views. Developers are trying to persuade her to sell
Residents in crumbling apartment blocks on the north shore are being targeted with warnings of disaster unless they sell - so the buildings can be redeveloped.
- by Sue Williams
Opinion
Inside China
The clock is ticking as China spirals
China’s problems are mounting. And it is ramping up efforts to fix its biggest one.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Property prices
Pledge to build 1.2 million homes needs a major renovation: Property Council
The Albanese government has offered the states $3 billion to build 1.2 million homes. The Property Council says the incentives need to be double that.
- by Shane Wright
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Sydney councils
Councillors now have to disclose meetings with developers
Premier Chris Minns’ push for greater housing density has led to the City of Sydney bringing its integrity measures regarding lobbyists and property developers in line with state and federal governments.
- by Max Maddison
Opinion
Housing crisis
Two missing words explain why Sydney’s making a terrible housing mistake
Changes in our landscape and society are happening with little understanding of the legal structures being created and the resulting burdens for homeowners.
- by Cathy Sherry
Housing reforms will ruin Bondi, council warns
Waverley Council’s Labor mayor says the Minns government’s low- and-mid-rise housing policy will lead to “significant unplanned development” in the eastern suburbs.
- by Andrew Taylor
Render v reality: Do Sydney buildings live up to what architects promise?
Should an artist’s impression provide a precise and exact indicator of what a finished project will look?
- by Andrew Taylor
Dutton slams ‘fire sale’ as Labor looks to cash in Defence property
The opposition leader has ruled out supporting moves to cash in Defence property assets, accusing Labor of “trashing the history of the Australian Defence Force”.
- by Lisa Visentin and Mary Ward
Hundreds of apartments get green light but without affordable housing
Meriton has been given the green light to build more than 800 homes on an inner-city development site despite dumping plans to build affordable housing.
- by Andrew Taylor
Antisemitism fears prompt rethink in Brisbane tower development
A planned inner-city laneway has been scrapped amid fears of antisemitic attacks on Brisbane’s oldest synagogue and its congregation.
- by Cameron Atfield