Development
As big as three Centennial Parks: The golf courses that devoured Sydney’s east
Thirteen courses. 566 hectares. These graphics show just how much space is sucked up by the city’s obsession with golf.
- by Michael Koziol and Michael McGowan
Latest
Crash memorial and controversial redevelopment to go ahead at western Sydney golf course
A long-running campaign against seniors’ living units at a golf course near Parramatta has ended after a state-appointed planning panel ruled it should proceed.
- by Michael Koziol
Brisbane waives infrastructure fees to drive down cost of units
Ratepayers will pick up the tab for a new Brisbane City Council scheme in which some developers will not have to pay for infrastructure when building units.
- by Tony Moore
Opinion
State Parliament
Stop moaning about Moore Park Golf Course. Sacrifices need to be made
With a housing affordability and supply crisis dogging NSW more than any other state, sacrifices will be necessary.
- by Brad Emery
Top end of town fights back after pandemic: property economists
Top-tier firms have once again decided to lease large office spaces in the Brisbane CBD for the first time since the pandemic and the February 2022 floods, property consultants Knight Frank say.
- by Tony Moore
Editorial
Property development
Development approval process in need of a makeover
Applicants are facing lengthy delays with a wide disparity between councils over the speed with which such applications for renovations and small residential builds are dispatched.
- The Herald's View
‘Lizard Rock’ housing development renamed, still fails to win over locals
An Aboriginal land council’s “unpopular” plans to build 450 homes on Sydney’s northern beaches may have influenced the area’s Voice result, the local member alleged.
- by Mary Ward
Double the high-rises: Why density should be Melbourne’s destiny
It’s not too late to tackle Melbourne’s urban sprawl but it will require big changes, says a major new report.
- by Cara Waters
Analysis
Planning
Stalling tough decisions on housing has left a mess of our own making
If the Allan government is serious about tackling affordability and maintaining Melbourne’s liveability, it will need to confront some tricky policy reforms.
- by Josh Gordon
Twenty days after a crane collapsed ‘louder than a bomb’, work recommences at Fish Market
Multiplex workers returned to the Pyrmont site early on Wednesday, but their access is limited. And there are still no plans to remove the crane.
- by Anthony Segaert and Megan Gorrey
‘Got 120 neighbours overnight’: Quick fix to housing crisis could prove permanent
Temporary “pod villages” set up as emergency accommodation could be turned into permanent housing sites, as authorities look to ease the housing crisis.
- by Catherine Naylor