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HK races to remove mesh blamed for fuelling deadly fire

HK races to remove mesh blamed for fuelling deadly fire

Hong Kong is stripping scaffolding nets off all buildings undergoing renovation after the material was suspected of powering an inferno that killed 159 people.

Energy costs force most renters to swelter over summer

Energy costs force most renters to swelter over summer

Energy costs force most renters to swelter over summer

Energy costs force most renters to swelter over summer

Most Australians who rent their home say they avoid using cooling and heating appliances due to high costs.

Baby among dead as Hong Kong fire toll hits 159

Baby among dead as Hong Kong fire toll hits 159

Baby among dead as Hong Kong fire toll hits 159

Baby among dead as Hong Kong fire toll hits 159

More bodies have been found at a Hong Kong apartment complex following the city's deadliest fire in decades, including an infant and a 97-year-old.

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Threats and profanity as builder collapse boiled over

Threats and profanity as builder collapse boiled over

Staff and home owners were at each other's throats as a state insurance scheme struggled with "unprecedented" demand after a construction giant went bust.

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

HK arrests more suspects in fire probe as deaths rise

The netting on apartment buildings that caught fire in a horrific inferno in Hong Kong wasn't up to code, authorities say, as the death toll rises to 151.

How worker housing woes can be a win for energy zones

How worker housing woes can be a win for energy zones

The renewable-energy transition requires workers - lots of them - and homes for them to live in, posing challenges for housing-constrained host communities.

The 'obvious and easy way' to help boost housing supply

The 'obvious and easy way' to help boost housing supply

More than 80,000 sorely needed homes are unable to be built due to a lack of investment in power, roads and sewers, councils say.

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Dire housing affordability widening the wealth divide

Dire housing affordability widening the wealth divide

Dire housing affordability widening the wealth divide

Dire housing affordability widening the wealth divide

An extraordinary rise in demand combined with constrained supply has created a boom in Australian home values and rents over the past five years.

'Truman Show': holiday rental cap roils Airbnb

'Truman Show': holiday rental cap roils Airbnb

'Truman Show': holiday rental cap roils Airbnb

'Truman Show': holiday rental cap roils Airbnb

A 60-day cap imposed on holiday homes in a tourist hotspot hasn't stopped rents rising but the local MP says a one-year trial is too early to make a dent.

Green shoots for renters in social housing resurgence

Green shoots for renters in social housing resurgence

Green shoots for renters in social housing resurgence

Green shoots for renters in social housing resurgence

Boosting social housing could help solve Australia's productivity problems by making it easier for employers to find essential staff, a report has found.

House prices surge as city-dwellers flee to the regions

House prices surge as city-dwellers flee to the regions

House prices surge as city-dwellers flee to the regions

House prices surge as city-dwellers flee to the regions

Aspiring home buyers are fleeing to the regions as falling interest rates and limited supply drives city house prices to fresh record highs.

Commonwealth Bank boss reveals preferred migration rate

Commonwealth Bank boss reveals preferred migration rate

Commonwealth Bank boss reveals preferred migration rate

Commonwealth Bank boss reveals preferred migration rate

The boss of Australia's biggest bank has nominated a preferred migration rate while appearing before a parliamentary committee. saying a target is appropriate.

One million pushed to brink amid child poverty crisis

One million pushed to brink amid child poverty crisis

One million pushed to brink amid child poverty crisis

One million pushed to brink amid child poverty crisis

Advocates are renewing calls for Australia to adopt a nationally-agreed definition of child poverty, as concerning data shows almost one million are struggling.

Red tape 'layers' peeled back to build homes quicker

Red tape 'layers' peeled back to build homes quicker

Red tape 'layers' peeled back to build homes quicker

Red tape 'layers' peeled back to build homes quicker

Drawn-out planning approvals are being sped up with a one-stop shop ticking off major projects, heightening environmentalists' concerns about fossil fuel plans.

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Door closes on inner-city homes for young Australians

The dream of owning a freestanding house close to the city is fading, with data showing demand far outstripping supply.

No smoking gun to link deposit scheme, home price spike

Lower-end homes outperformed the rest of the market in October, but it's difficult to directly connect it to the government's expanded deposit guarantee scheme.

Japanese courtyard Queenslander leads design winners

A Queenslander cottage extended around a Japanese-inspired courtyard garden is among the winning designs at the National Architecture Awards.

Coal mine expansions 'real concern' under proposed laws

Local communities will bear the brunt of climate harms caused by new coal mine expansions if tougher approvals are not introduced, a legal expert says.

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Push for standard zoning as housing crisis stacks high

More people might be buying their first home, but a report into the country's housing crisis says without radical planning reform the stock will dry up fast.

Urgent need for speed in renewable energy approvals

Environmental reform analysts have weighed in on the federal government's bid to modernise Australia's dated nature protection laws, calling for a key change.

Australians lose hope as nation lags on housing targets

Australians aren't confident the housing crisis will be solved and not one state is on track to reach its homes target over the next five years, research shows.

Auditor to probe social housing fund's value for money

The nation's auditor will investigate whether a massive housing fund set up in 2023 was designed correctly and is delivering value for money

Objections blocked in race to build 800,000 new homes

In a bid to meet a target to build 800,000 homes over the next decade, a state government will ban and restrict appeals to speed up approvals.

'Yes or no?': stadium rallies before crucial vote

Thousands of people are expected to flock to opposing stadium rallies before a do-or-die vote in parliament on the project's future.

'Scorched earth': public housing demo plan picked apart

Legal minds, engineers and residents have renewed their fight to tear down plans to demolish and rebuild a city's entire stock of public housing towers.

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