This Month
Rozelle road designs kept from public view
Infrastructure Australia did not see final plans for the Rozelle Interchange and councils and communities had no access to details before the controversial project caused gridlock.
- Jenny Wiggins
What top CEOs want the Albanese government to focus on in 2024
Corporate leaders want the Labor government to focus on helping households with cost-of-living pressures, the housing crisis and slow planning approvals.
- James Thomson and Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why our top CEOs fear for the great Australian dream
The concern among top CEOs about the housing crisis reflects broader worries about inequality, productivity and growth in a slowing economy.
- James Thomson
Steel, concrete shortages ‘threaten housing, clean energy projects’
Steel imports have been rising, sparking concerns that infrastructure projects could again become vulnerable to global supply chain glitches.
- Jenny Wiggins
Woolworths’ new Mosman store a triumph over nimbyism
The popularity of the wealthy suburb’s new supermarket demonstrates how the outlets benefit local shopping districts.
- Aaron Patrick
Minns unveils plan for 200k homes, powered by Metro rail links
A new combined housing and Metro rail strategy will pave the way for almost 200,000 new homes across Sydney.
- Samantha Hutchinson
November
Housing approvals have bottomed and migrants mean growth: JPMorgan
Australia’s housing shortage isn’t just about demand – interest rates must fall to make purchasing affordable for buyers.
- Michael Bleby
Terrace, duplex vision puts Minns on collision course with councils
Councils controlling low-density residential areas will be forced to allow terraces, duplexes, walk-up flats to be built.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Why people want to kill this town planner
The man behind the idea of 15-minute cities has fallen foul of the conspiracy theorists.
- Guy Kelly
October
- Exclusive
- Shopping centres
Why Unibail is building flats at its Westfield malls
An unloved district of south London could showcase Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield’s reinvention from mall owner to full-spectrum urban redeveloper.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Height bonus lets developer boost affordable housing
A new agreement shows how councils and developers can increase key worker housing development - at no extra cost.
- Michael Bleby
September
Mirvac has created a park that’s always full
Mirvac took four times longer to build a community park, but its success changed the way its development team works.
- Michael Bleby
‘Are you OK?’ San Francisco residents say they certainly are
Perhaps no major American city has suffered as severe a reputational hit as San Francisco has since the pandemic.
- Heather Knight
- Exclusive
- Hotels
Icon Kajima, Mulpha tap Sydney’s growing lifestyle hotel demand
Weaker land values and stronger room rates have created a moment for hotels to shine brighter than other asset classes.
- Michael Bleby
Airbnb levy and no-permit granny flats: Andrews’ Vic housing overhaul
Here’s a look under the hood of what the Andrews Labor government announced in its housing plan.
- Michael Bleby and Patrick Durkin
Affordable housing mandates would backfire, developers say
As Australia’s largest states gear up to reform their planning systems, there’s a battle under way over how far the changes will go.
- Michael Bleby
Victoria eyeing fast-track housing applications, Daniel Andrews says
Developers, who say planning hurdles are the biggest obstacle to housing, are also wary about any new scheme, fearing it could raise costs.
- Michael Bleby
August
Move over, San Francisco: The suburbs of Silicon Valley are calling
A major beneficiary of the last decade’s boom as young workers flocked to a lively urban centre, it is floundering from an exodus of people and empty buildings.
- Eliyahu Kamisher
The big challenge of fixing Australia’s housing crisis
The government has raised its home building target in an effort to tackle the country’s once-in-a-generation housing crisis. Can the industry get there?
- Michael Bleby
This trend could help ease the housing crisis – but the taxman says no
Changes to state and federal property taxes could free up under-used housing and ease rents at a time when vacancy rates are still close to record lows.
- Michael Bleby
