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October 30, 2025

Minns admits mining and power projects can be fast-tracked under contentious NSW approval laws

Premier has been spruiking to business how changes will facilitate investment in major projects in NSW

October 15, 2025

Queensland government blames police for overstated figures on drop in crime – as it happened

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October 14, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of tenants set to benefit as long-awaited rental reforms introduced to Victorian parliament

Exclusive: New bill seeks to ban rent processing fees, require landlords to provide proof for bond claims and establish a portable bond scheme

October 08, 2025

Death of three-year-old boy in social housing fire could have been caused by faulty electrical wiring, inquest hears

Inquest is hearing evidence about the 2023 death of Mitchell Thomas at Larapinta in Alice SpringsWarning: This article contains an image and...

October 02, 2025

Millions of Australians eligible for 5% first home buyers scheme may be unable to afford repayment

Greens and experts argue policies that let first home buyers spend more than usual only creates more expensive housing - without lifting the...

October 01, 2025

NSW’s fast-track planning laws could allow mines to be approved without environmental assessment

Environmental assessments could go out the window for mining projects, windfarms and other developments, green groups say

September 30, 2025

The RBA dithers on its next interest rate cut – but it’s not the political flashpoint it once was

Despite signs of rising prices, economists believe the Reserve Bank’s choice is still when, not whether, to cut rates further

September 15, 2025

The government has laid out the perils of the climate crisis for Australia – but will it meet the moment?

Grave remarks on the potential shocks to people, property and the economy are all too familiar. Putting a credible number on the emissions target is...

September 13, 2025

After four decades of stalled attempts, there’s a new plan to ‘transform’ Sydney’s ugliest road

NSW government to rezone Paramatta Road corridor and make room for 8,000 new homes - but plan omits mooted light railGet our

September 01, 2025

PM says neo-Nazi giving speech from Victoria’s parliament steps ‘isn’t the Australian way’ – as it happened

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August 27, 2025

Tax breaks for investors unfair but there’s no quick fix, housing affordability boss says

Susan Lloyd-Hurwitz says the best that can be hoped for is that prices stabilise and don’t grow in excess of wage growth

August 25, 2025

Labor’s first home buyers scheme a ‘backwards step’ likely to push prices higher, experts warn

Treasury estimates new policy will only add 0.5% to home prices over six years, but some experts disagree

Housing Articles

Minns admits mining and power projects can be fast-tracked under contentious NSW approval laws

Queensland government blames police for overstated figures on drop in crime – as it happened

Hundreds of thousands of tenants set to benefit as long-awaited rental reforms introduced to Victorian parliament

Death of three-year-old boy in social housing fire could have been caused by faulty electrical wiring, inquest hears

Millions of Australians eligible for 5% first home buyers scheme may be unable to afford repayment

NSW’s fast-track planning laws could allow mines to be approved without environmental assessment

The RBA dithers on its next interest rate cut – but it’s not the political flashpoint it once was

The government has laid out the perils of the climate crisis for Australia – but will it meet the moment?

After four decades of stalled attempts, there’s a new plan to ‘transform’ Sydney’s ugliest road

PM says neo-Nazi giving speech from Victoria’s parliament steps ‘isn’t the Australian way’ – as it happened

Tax breaks for investors unfair but there’s no quick fix, housing affordability boss says

Labor’s first home buyers scheme a ‘backwards step’ likely to push prices higher, experts warn