Regional housing report highlights challenges facing councils

A report on housing and the planning system in regional NSW has highlighted the challenges faced by local councils in meeting demand.

4 October, 2021

Minister vows to press ahead with infrastructure contribution changes

The NSW planning minister has indicated he will press ahead with controversial changes to developer levies saying he is “impatient for reform” despite pushback from councils.

19 July, 2021

Social housing ‘will reduce domestic violence costs’

A report says social housing could save millions of dollars currently being spent to support domestic violence victims.

15 July, 2021

Big data not being harnessed to improve infrastructure planning

Australia is failing to leverage big data to plan and deliver community infrastructure in urban areas

28 June, 2021

Homelessness strategy ‘unlikely to end homelessness’

The NSW homelessness strategy is likely to have only a limited effect.

7 June, 2021

Don’t blame us for housing shortage, councils say

Councils say the market is to blame for housing shortages after the NSW Productivity Commission pointed to the planning system.

3 June, 2021

Addressing the regional housing crisis

Regional areas are bearing the brunt of the affordability pressures that have come along with Australia’s strong housing market.

25 May, 2021

Labor promises $10b for social housing

Labor has promised a $10 billion social housing splurge in its reply to the federal budget.

14 May, 2021

Councils accused of hoarding infrastructure contributions

NSW councils are sitting on $3 billion of infrastructure contributions, a report says.

28 April, 2021

Community housing sector calls for partnership with govt

CHIA says it’s well placed to deliver more affordable homes – with a hand from the government.

12 March, 2021

NSW greenlights infrastructure contribution reforms

The NSW government has accepted recommendations for overhauling infrastructure contributions – but councils say there are some red flags.

7 March, 2021

‘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

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