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Latest news: Housing and Urban Planning

Fast track for applications in race to build new homes

Fast track for applications in race to build new homes

Planning approvals for social and affordable housing will be prioritised as NSW struggles towards meeting its nationally agreed home-building goal.

Regions plan for density as bush housing crisis worsens

Regions plan for density as bush housing crisis worsens

Regions plan for density as bush housing crisis worsens

Regions plan for density as bush housing crisis worsens

Development plans are being revisited in the regions where councils struggle to meet housing demand as rents surge and more people find themselves homeless.

Housing tower residents given more time to reframe case

Housing tower residents given more time to reframe case

Housing tower residents given more time to reframe case

Housing tower residents given more time to reframe case

A Supreme Court judge has given public housing residents another month to reformulate their case against the Victorian government.

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Big city life on the slide as people try to get by

Big city life on the slide as people try to get by

High housing prices and cost-of-living pressures are driving an exodus from cities, data reveals, with one capital losing residents to the regions in droves.

Sanction threat for slow councils in NSW housing push

Sanction threat for slow councils in NSW housing push

NSW councils have been promised more infrastructure funding for exceeding housing targets, but they could also face sanctions for poor performance.

NSW will meet national housing target, premier insists

NSW will meet national housing target, premier insists

An ambitious rewrite of Sydney's housing targets hopes to shift infill closer to the city with a $200 million program for councils to build more homes.

New metro, social housing a blueprint for future Sydney

New metro, social housing a blueprint for future Sydney

Plans to build more social and affordable homes alongside transport hubs are being put into practice at one site in inner-city Sydney.

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Regional rents, house values soar to all-time highs

Regional rents, house values soar to all-time highs

Regional rents, house values soar to all-time highs

Regional rents, house values soar to all-time highs

CoreLogic has revealed regional house values and rents have sky-rocketed to all-time highs, with Western Australia experiencing the biggest jump.

Government reaps $3.5b housing tax windfall: report

Government reaps $3.5b housing tax windfall: report

Government reaps $3.5b housing tax windfall: report

Government reaps $3.5b housing tax windfall: report

Queenslanders are spending the first decade of their mortgages paying taxes as the government reaped $3.5 billion more than forecast, research suggests.

Fears new rental laws may increase price pressures

Fears new rental laws may increase price pressures

Fears new rental laws may increase price pressures

Fears new rental laws may increase price pressures

Rental reforms have passed Queensland parliament but a peak body fears it might not deliver necessary relief.

Council spent 'reasonable amount' on housing attack ads

Council spent 'reasonable amount' on housing attack ads

Council spent 'reasonable amount' on housing attack ads

Council spent 'reasonable amount' on housing attack ads

The mayor of a council labelled a "hold-out" over new housing plans by the NSW premier has defended his council's response to the development policy.

Labor members demand land guarantee in housing plan

Labor members demand land guarantee in housing plan

Labor members demand land guarantee in housing plan

Labor members demand land guarantee in housing plan

The Victorian government has been urged not to sell off land as part of its policy to redevelop Melbourne's 44 public housing towers in the next 30 years.

Rental vacancies ease as political housing brawl stirs

Rental vacancies ease as political housing brawl stirs

Rental vacancies ease as political housing brawl stirs

Rental vacancies ease as political housing brawl stirs

A small lift in vacancy rates offers a ray of sunlight for renters as challenges in the housing market become a sharper focus for the major political parties.

Renters get quick relief as new housing takes time

Renters get quick relief as new housing takes time

Renters get quick relief as new housing takes time

Renters get quick relief as new housing takes time

Further support has been made available for tenants battling a rental crisis, but there's no quick fix to supply new homes.

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Federal budget targets housing crisis amid backlash

The federal government has announced $11.3 billion to fast-track the delivery of new homes but faced criticism for not extending further support to renters.

Street-sleeping numbers soar as housing crisis worsens

Coastal areas in NSW have experienced a surge in the number of people sleeping rough, particularly in tourist hotspots such as Byron Bay.

Housing 'pods' to tackle regional health staff shortage

A $45 million investment in a series of pre-fabricated units to be installed on hospital grounds is being used to lure more health workers to regional NSW.

Wealthy council to fight flagship housing plan in court

Ku-ring-gai Council on Sydney's north shore is going to court over a NSW housing plan, but the state's premier is not worried about more following suit.

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Rents hit record high as housing shortfall bites hard

Landlords are charging more on the fringes of capital cities as migration meets a shortfall in new housing, driving rents up even further.

Greens urge housing funds for women fleeing violence

The Greens want to ply states and territories with billions in extra funding to pave the way for more social housing for women and children fleeing violence.

Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

A judge has dismissed class action by Melbourne public housing tower residents against the Victorian government, but will allow them to reframe their case.

Unchecked urban sprawl is eating our food bowl

Victoria's burgeoning population presents a number of complications for food supply unless a fragmented planning framework is overhauled, an inquiry has heard.

Supply shortfalls set to exacerbate housing crisis

Housing affordability has worsened in Australia and could be set to deteriorate further but there is no easy fix on the horizon.

New arrivals feeling unfair blame for rental crisis

A poll shows almost half of all migrants and refugees feel they are copping the brunt of Australia's housing affordability crisis.

Home upgrades may save Australians thousands on energy

Quick-fixes and solar power could drive energy costs down by thousands per year, prompting calls to subsidise upgrades for low income Australians.

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