Labor cops flak from both flanks over suburban high-rises

Labor cops flak from both flanks over suburban high-rises

Premier Jacinta Allan says she wants to be a “builder” as her bold move to reshape Melbourne’s housing landscape sparks a swift backlash from political rivals on all sides.

  • byKieran Rooney andRachel Eddie

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The new way of building housing that could lower construction costs by 20 per cent

The new way of building housing that could lower construction costs by 20 per cent

A proposal to build thousands of affordable homes for essential workers using innovative construction methods could reduce building costs by 20 per cent.

  • byMax Maddison
Why ‘one-and-done’ families like mine are becoming the new normal
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Why ‘one-and-done’ families like mine are becoming the new normal

The news that our national birth rate is plummeting is concerning,but it’s no surprise to single-child families like mine.

  • byCaroline Zielinski
‘I’m really outraged’:Brighton’s fury as premier avoids locals over high-rise plans

‘I’m really outraged’:Brighton’s fury as premier avoids locals over high-rise plans

As Premier Jacinta Allan launched her signature plan to fast-track high-rise developments in Melbourne’s suburbs,angry Bayside residents confronted her about the lack of community consultation.

  • bySophie Aubrey andKieran Rooney
Housing is a tenure-defining policy for Jacinta Allan,if she can make it stick
Analysis
Analysis

Housing is a tenure-defining policy for Jacinta Allan,if she can make it stick

A bold vision to reshape Melbourne’s suburbs gives Jacinta Allan a chance to define herself as more than Daniel Andrews 2.0.

  • byAnnika Smethurst
Fifty new areas getting fast-tracked high-rise apartments. Here’s where

Fifty new areas getting fast-tracked high-rise apartments. Here’s where

Premier Jacinta Allan will today reveal neighbourhoods that will be rezoned for higher-density living to help ease the housing crisis.

  • byBroede Carmody
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Minns weighs new powers to bypass councils on major housing approvals

Minns weighs new powers to bypass councils on major housing approvals

The NSW premier is frustrated at the slow turnaround in new housing approvals despite making increased supply the centrepiece of his first term.

  • byMichael McGowan
Dutton pledges $5b to fast-track water and roads to new homes

Dutton pledges $5b to fast-track water and roads to new homes

In the most significant opposition plan to date on the housing crunch,Peter Dutton will promise to simplify building regulations and drive supply.

  • byPaul Sakkal
House prices blamed for Australia’s lowest birth rate on record

House prices blamed for Australia’s lowest birth rate on record

Births have fallen to a 17-year low while the nation’s fertility rate has never been lower. High-priced housing is not putting people in the mood for children.

  • byShane Wright andLachlan Abbott
Nationals leader joins Labor figures to back PM’s luxury home purchase

Nationals leader joins Labor figures to back PM’s luxury home purchase

“The prime minister has made smart decisions,and he shouldn’t be brought down for that,” said Nationals leader David Littleproud of the prime minister’s purchase amid a housing and cost-of-living crisis.

  • byOlivia Ireland
Albo can buy any beach house he likes,but it’s time to retire the council flat story

Albo can buy any beach house he likes,but it’s time to retire the council flat story

Some feedback from voter heartland:no one in his or her right mind thinks the PM retires to his cardboard lean-to and contemplates how to spend his last 10 bucks.

  • byMichelle Cazzulino