City Planning expert Nicole Bennetts makes the case for pushing up and not out to fix housing.
Australia's regions could hold the solution for cities running out of room for rubbish, but country communities say they don't want to be a dumping ground.
The Australian economy's spare capacity will be key to deciding how many times the Reserve Bank can cut interest rates, a senior official says.
A native title claim over an area that includes Melbourne has been lodged by traditional owners seeking recognition for their connection to the land.
Despite being one of the country’s fastest growing cities, Canberra to slow to move on new home approvals. It has prompted calls for processes to be streamlined.
Conveyancers fearful of revenge should they report suspicious clients under the upcoming AML/CTF law reforms have been given clarity over the extent of their involvement and that their privacy would be protected.
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing law reforms enforced in July 2026 bring serious obligations to conveyancers and other property professionals. But the man overseeing the change doesn’t expect perfection from the get-go.
A scheme to boost property market access for first-home buyers is showing early growth, but questions still linger over its long-term impact on home ownership.
An NSW parliamentary inquiry into interoperability reform has taken aim at PEXA’s market monopoly and move to hold others out. Its CEO says the reform model is fundamentally flawed.
The price of raw materials such as timber and metal rocketed home construction costs in the September quarter. The Master Builders Association says new build costs have jumped 44 per cent in the past six years.
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