Cost of building a home in Australia jumps $100,000 in four years

Cost of building a home in Australia jumps $100,000 in four years

The cost of building a new home has risen over the past four years as labour shortages and material cost increases have continued to plague the industry.

  • byMillie Muroi

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It’s a dream for many us,but is a move to the country as idyllic as it seems?

It’s a dream for many us,but is a move to the country as idyllic as it seems?

Regional migration has never been more popular. Here,three recent small-town converts share the reality of making the move.

  • byDilvin Yasa
More Melburnians are moving into apartments. But many are missing this basic feature
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More Melburnians are moving into apartments. But many are missing this basic feature

Apartment-dwellers want to cook and eat at home,but say cramped,impractical spaces aren’t cutting it.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Taskforce to tackle crime in Brisbane’s homeless encampments

Taskforce to tackle crime in Brisbane’s homeless encampments

Crime and drug use at two of Brisbane’s biggest tent cities has prompted council to join forces with police to tackle “anti-social behaviour”.

  • byEmily Verdouw
Rich city universities got off too lightly under Labor’s caps:Dutton

Rich city universities got off too lightly under Labor’s caps:Dutton

Peter Dutton promised deeper cuts to student numbers and said “plenty of international students in pretty schmick accommodation” were stopping Australians from accessing housing.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply

The three people who will bypass councils to speed up housing supply

With housing completions and approvals heading in the wrong direction,a major reform will give developers a new planning pathway for projects of 100 apartments or more.

  • byMax Maddison andMichael Koziol
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The NSW housing minister stuffed up on radio. Then her inbox overflowed with hate

The NSW housing minister stuffed up on radio. Then her inbox overflowed with hate

Rose Jackson says people want politicians to be normal,“but when you have a normal moment,people scream for you to resign”.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Inside the schism that has left Sydney’s ‘mini-city’ housing deal on life support
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Inside the schism that has left Sydney’s ‘mini-city’ housing deal on life support

The plan to sell Rosehill Racecourse has been beset by issues from the beginning,but the divide between the opposing sides is only getting wider.

  • byMichael McGowan
How nearly 50,000 homes are getting stuck in Sydney’s planning pipeline
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How nearly 50,000 homes are getting stuck in Sydney’s planning pipeline

New analysis shows there are 47,536 approved dwellings that have not progressed to construction. Greater Sydney needs 53,000 dwellings built every year.

  • byMax Maddison
The mortgage or the baby? Fertility dropping to record low

The mortgage or the baby? Fertility dropping to record low

Births have fallen to a 15-year low and skyrocketing property prices are being blamed. Now there are calls for new policies to help people have children.

  • byShane Wright
‘We’re glad to see the back of him’:Embattled Nicheliving director steps down from diplomat role
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‘We’re glad to see the back of him’:Embattled Nicheliving director steps down from diplomat role

One of two directors of embattled building company Nicheliving has resigned from his second role – a position highly involved with the state’s political elite.

  • byConnor McGoverne