‘Never waste a crisis’- coming back from COVID
Lord Mayors of Australian capital cities have reflected on the lessons and way forward following the pandemic.
4 March, 2021
Housing
New projects added to infrastructure priority list
Australia’s independent infrastructure advisory body has added a record number of new projects to its priority list.
1 March, 2021
Transforming social housing through innovation
Funding alone will not be enough to address the challenges faced by social and community housing institutions in the long term.
28 January, 2021
Provider wins top award for social housing transfer
A NSW community housing provider involved in the largest social housing transfer in Australia has won a national award.
18 January, 2021
City of Melbourne commits to affordable housing plan
City of Melbourne has endorsed a ten-year affordable housing strategy.
9 December, 2020
Merger to create new mega community housing provider
Community housing providers Link and Wentworth have signed a merger agreement.
7 December, 2020
DHHS slammed for bungling homelessness plan
The Victorian government has messed up a $45 million initiative to help rough sleepers.
21 September, 2020
Melbourne councils join together to end homelessness
Melbourne councils have formed an alliance against homelessness.
16 September, 2020
NSW planning system ‘driving up apartment costs’
Planning restrictions are driving up the price of Sydney apartments, an RBA research paper says.
10 August, 2020
$250m carrot for councils that fast-track DAs
Councils that fast-track DAs and rezonings will be rewarded with funding for public spaces.
6 August, 2020
Tax deal for NSW build-to-rent developers
The NSW government is introducing measures to back the emerging build-to-rent sector.
30 July, 2020
City deals risk creating ‘trophy infrastucture’
City deals should focus on creating affordable rental housing and driving urban productivity, a report says.
19 July, 2020
CHP public housing leases extended
The NSW government is extending leases on an additional 14,000 properties held by community housing providers.
26 April, 2020
‘Meds and beds’ approach to housing fails most vulnerable
Researchers are calling for an end to the silos between the housing and mental health systems.
19 February, 2020
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