9 h. ago Landmark planning changes show the Minns government truly understands Sydney’s housing crisis

Well-designed, well-located and affordable housing is vital to a modern, progressive city. These changes will help.

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4 d. ago Does the solution to the housing crisis lie in this upmarket Swiss neighbourhood?

What if home ownership had no profit motive and no capital gains? A “third way” between renting and buying could be the answer.

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2 w. ago It took a suicide attempt at 16 for Dee to get mental health support. Now a mother, she wants change

Large-scale issues such as housing pressures and climate change are fuelling a mental health crisis among young Australians, experts say.

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2 w. ago Greys anatomy of housing crisis a measure of hairy situation

The bizarre idea of isolating the elderly from the rest of society is one reason many of us prefer to stay in our own freestanding homes.

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3 w. ago Housing targets falling short in nearly all Victorian council areas

Melbourne is on track to fall well short of its housing aims – a trend that could worsen the state’s housing crisis and prompt the state government to intervene.

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3 w. ago Building reforms and AI aim to tackle nation's housing crisis

New reforms will fast-track environmental approvals delayed by red tape and leverage AI to get more properties to market sooner.

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3 w. ago The divisive plan to bulldoze 80 units to ‘make way for millionaires’

Developers want to raze a landmark building and replace it with high-end apartments. The local MP reckons they’re “having a laugh” at the housing crisis.

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3 w. ago To ignore RFS advice on housing isn’t just disrespectful. It’s stupid

Attempts to improve the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act are welcome in the current housing crisis. But disregarding advice from our emergency services is folly.

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3 w. ago AI and a new ‘strike team’ deployed to combat housing crisis

The federal government will fast track the assessment of 26,000 homes held up by delays in the environmental approval process as it tries to meet its targets.

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