There is a huge gap between the Victorian government’s aspiration to build thousands of “well-located” apartments in established suburbs and the reality of delivering them.
The state government says the release will be the biggest one-off commitment to unlock land for house and land developments.
Premier Jacinta Allan wants to upend the housing market by fast-tracking high-rise apartment buildings across the suburbs and slashing stamp duty for off-the-plan apartments,units and townhouses – but will it work?
Developers have welcomed the Allan government’s stamp duty concession but say Melbourne apartment values must rise or projects will remain financially unviable.
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.
A bold vision to reshape Melbourne’s suburbs gives Jacinta Allan a chance to define herself as more than Daniel Andrews 2.0.
Three years after accepting all 74 recommendations from the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System,the government’s actions aren’t tracking well.
A tonne of carbon removed from the atmosphere costs up to three times more under Victoria’s gas removal program than in similar schemes across Australia – and it’s passed onto consumers in their power bills.
A new jab against the life-threatening respiratory virus will target vulnerable infants up to eight months old and be rolled out by next winter.
The Fitzroy Lions Soccer Club allows nearly 300 public housing estate kids to play soccer for free. But with 44 towers earmarked for demolition,it’s feared the club won’t survive.
Victoria’s plans to fit tens of thousands of new homes into 10 activity centres could be expanded to twice as many hubs.