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

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Unhealthy,dumbed-down homes. They’re making it the law in NSW
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Unhealthy,dumbed-down homes. They’re making it the law in NSW

The idea of the Building Bill is to make most arms of the construction industry more accountable,but instead the Minns government is lowering the bar.

  • byPeter Poulet
Steamroll laggard councils over housing:business lobby

Steamroll laggard councils over housing:business lobby

A business lobby is arguing state governments need far greater sway over new approvals if Australia is to meet ambitious targets set by the National Housing Accord.

  • byMichael McGowan
The surprising number of people who are homeless in your suburb

The surprising number of people who are homeless in your suburb

Soaring housing costs and a lack of affordable options are taking a toll that’s usually hidden,but has been revealed in a new study.

  • byElizabeth Redman
Voters warm to negative gearing changes – but like Coalition’s policy more

Voters warm to negative gearing changes – but like Coalition’s policy more

Australians are divided on the best ways to respond to the housing crisis amid a fierce political debate on tax breaks for investors.

  • byDavid Crowe
Revealed:The NSW housing reform that has disappointed most voters

Revealed:The NSW housing reform that has disappointed most voters

The NSW Labor government has focused its attention on building more homes. But voters feel it has let down one huge group of the state’s residents.

  • byAlexandra Smith
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Revealed:The 11 NSW sites where the state has seized planning control

Revealed:The 11 NSW sites where the state has seized planning control

The new policy expands a Coalition initiative from 2022 and allows the government to take over rezoning proposals already in the planning system if it deems them “unreasonably delayed”.

  • byMichael Koziol
The drastic changes needed for Australian rents to fall below their peaks

The drastic changes needed for Australian rents to fall below their peaks

While national asking rents did not record an increase in the latest quarter,they remained at record highs and renters can expect steeper rents are here to stay.

  • bySue Williams
‘Out of touch’:Max causes housing row with average-salary claim

‘Out of touch’:Max causes housing row with average-salary claim

Greens housing spokesman Max Chandler-Mather has been derided by the government after sparking an argument about the average worker’s salary.

  • byDavid Crowe andPaul Sakkal
I’m a real estate agent,and even I think renters should have 20-year leases
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I’m a real estate agent,and even I think renters should have 20-year leases

If we want to create a fairer,more equitable housing system,we must stop thinking of renters as second-class citizens.

  • byJacob Caine
The Melbourne suburbs where rents jumped 30 per cent in one year

The Melbourne suburbs where rents jumped 30 per cent in one year

Landlords in the majority of Melbourne rental markets are asking for more rent than this time last year. Will anything take the pressure off?

  • byJim Malo