Planning
Move over Crown: First look at plans for Sydney’s tallest-ever buildings
Two proposed skyscrapers next to each other would transform the CBD skyline and effectively match the Sydney Tower Eye as the city’s tallest structure.
- by Michael Koziol and Julie Power
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New $1 billion Perth riverfront masterplan unveiled
The City of Perth has proposed the transformation, which would cover 2.2 kilometres along the Swan River including Langley Park.
- by Holly Thompson
Sold for $150k more than listed: The Girrawheen home with 90 groups through at first home open
A growing number of West Aussies can’t find a rental, but also can’t afford to buy a home – or even if they can, can’t find a place to buy.
- by Sarah Brookes
Red flags that massive Arden development is heading for a ‘Docklands 2.0’
Planners, developers and the City of Melbourne are warning the Arden precinct could turn into a suburb of dead streetscapes if the mistakes made at Fishermans Bend and Docklands aren’t heeded.
- by Rachael Dexter and Sophie Aubrey
‘Huge waste’: Labor loses key supporters over inner-city housing plans
The Minns government has been criticised from all sides of the housing debate, including its usual supporters, over its plan for a prime piece of inner-city land that will be sold to developers for new homes.
- by Michael Koziol
Think big: Computer the size of Suncorp Stadium to take shape near airport
Five Queensland universities today sign a partnership with the company building the world’s first commercial quantum computer in Brisbane.
- by Tony Moore
Does the building site across the road sound too loud? It probably is
The residents across the road from the Sydney Fish Market have learnt the hard way that the noise assessment process for construction work is deeply flawed.
- by Harriet Alexander
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Cross River Rail
Brisbane’s first underground train to be tested before Christmas
The first train on Brisbane’s $6.3 billion underground Cross River Rail will be tested before Christmas, as the mega project enters its third stage.
- by Tony Moore
Sydney councils that drag heels on housing DA claim there are good reasons
Councils pinged as the slowest in Sydney at assessing development applications say there are several reasons why they rank poorly on a new league table.
- by Michael Koziol and Megan Gorrey
The Block confirmed for Daylesford after planning minister intervention
The next series of hit TV show The Block will be filmed in the country hamlet of Daylesford after intervention by the state’s planning minister to approve it.
- by Rachael Dexter and Benjamin Preiss
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Property development
Life in a tight spot not for all, but Brisbane homes might be heading that way
No longer backyard shoeboxes, granny flats could be mutually beneficial for struggling renters and homeowners.
- by Courtney Kruk