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Urban PlanningPremiumRegional homes vacant amid housing crisis

The Census has revealed more than 25 per cent of homes were unoccupied in some holiday hotspots.

Stephanie Gardiner

‘Vertical neighbourhood’CommentsPremium$400m apartment towers get nod for Perth Girls School site

The green light has been given to plans for a $400 million vertical neighbourhood at the old Perth Girls School site in East Perth, providing a blueprint for future living in the city. SEE ALL THE PICTURES

Kim Macdonald

Urban PlanningPremiumBuilder disavows cancelled NSW contractor

A warning from the NSW fair trading minister not to deal with a company has led to a similarly named one distancing itself from a cancelled contractor.

Jack Gramenz

Urban PlanningPremiumNT social unrest cost grows as homes hit

The cost from month's of conflict continues to rise in a Northern Territory Indigenous community with riots damaging 125 of the 288 public housing properties.

Aaron Bunch

Urban PlanningSocial homes progress on eve of Qld budget

Up to 1200 affordable homes will be built using the state's $1 billion housing investment fund amid calls to ease housing stress on the eve of the budget.

Nick Gibbs

Back to lifeCommentsPremium$185m towers, brewhouse plan for Freo’s Matilda Bay Brewery

SEE THE PICTURES: The landmark Matilda Bay Brewery site on North Fremantle’s beachfront would come back into use as a brewhouse under a new $185 million plan that will feature four high-rise towers.

Kim Macdonald

Urban PlanningBrisbane to hike short-term rental rates

Brisbane Mayor Adrian Schrinner threatens to hike rates for short-term rental owners by 50 per cent if they don't return properties to the long-term market.

Fraser Barton

Urban PlanningPremiumAlone in a crowd - guide for city-dwellers

A new toolkit gives lonely Australian city-dwellers tips on how to build social connections in high density apartment blocks.

Katelyn Catanzariti

‘Flabbergasted’CommentsPremiumTrigg residents concede defeat in Yelo cafe saga

The long-running fight against a controversial development on Trigg’s beachfront has finally ended, with residents withdrawing their Supreme Court appeal.

Kim Macdonald

‘unfairly suffer’CommentsPremiumTown of Cottesloe fights to stop beachfront land development

The Town of Cottesloe is set to clash with the State Government over plans to restore the McCall Centre, and sell and develop the surrounding beachfront land.

Jake Dietsch

See the picturesCommentsPremiumHuge $35m Perth Cultural Centre overhaul revealed

The Perth Cultural Centre will be transformed into a ‘beating green heart’ featuring a tree-lined boulevard and water playground with the WA Government announcing an additional $15 million for the project.

Josh Zimmerman

Urban PlanningNSW council investigated for cracked tower

Residents of Sydney's Mascot Towers are set to receive further accommodation support as a former suburban council is investigated over the defective unit block.

Jack Gramenz

Urban PlanningRail key to Sydney housing crisis: report

The boom in Sydney's rail projects could ease the city's housing shortage if multiple miniature city centres are built around rail precincts.

Staff Writers

Urban PlanningWest Sydney investment to unlock new homes

Western Sydney councils have been allocated $139 million for 24 separate projects as part of a NSW government infrastructure fund.

Phoebe Loomes

Urban PlanningFederal-state wrangle over Qld housing

The Queensland government has attacked the federal government over housing funding, while the prime minister says not enough homes are being built.

Fraser Barton and Marty Silk

Urban PlanningPremiumGovt needs to solve housing woes: paper

Governments must step in to address housing affordability or Australia will sleepwalk into a permanent class divide, a Sydney think tank's new paper says.

Phoebe Loomes

Back on trackCommentsPremiumNine towers in first stage of $3.8b Belmont Park project

Developer Golden Group is seeking approval for nine 19-storey towers in the $3.8 billion Belmont Park project on the Burswood Peninsula.

Kim Macdonald

Space fightCommentsPremiumThe new fee that could add to housing costs

The cost of developing some properties in infill areas could jump by 10 per cent if more councils adopt a public open space levy, according to the Property Council of Australia.

Kim Macdonald

Urban PlanningVic govt to fund below market rental homes

The Victorian government will make 2400 homes available to low and moderate income earners for prices below the median value, it has announced.

Staff Writers

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Sale of council-owned property to fund East Freo Oval revamp

The Town of East Fremantle is selling two council-owned properties along its funky George Street strip to help cover the ballooning cost of its multi-million dollar East Fremantle Oval redevelopment.

Matt Zis

Urban PlanningPremiumKids use Lego to build future Melbourne

Children will build cities of the future with Lego at Melbourne's NGV this weekend.

Liz Hobday

Urban PlanningPremiumQld housing crisis hits regional employers

Regional employers are struggling to fill vacancies because there is nowhere for new employees to live, Queensland's chambers of commerce say.

Nick Gibbs

Urban PlanningPremiumCouples take eight years to buy first home

Some Australian couples are taking up to eight years to buy their first home as the rising cost of living and stagnant wages make the task harder.

Steven Deare

Cracking downCommentsPremiumDevelopers may soon cop $50,000 fine for tree deaths

Developers could cop a $50,000 fine for each poisoned or parched tree under a self-described “heavy-handed” approach by a western suburbs council.

Jake Dietsch