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State Parliament
Government probe after former secretary takes job with building giant
Planning Minister Paul Scully has ordered a review after Michael Cassel took up a senior role with Walker Corp just months after leaving the public service.
- by Michael McGowan
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How the car prevented the birth of a high street culture in Brisbane
Brisbane lacks the high street culture of Sydney and Melbourne, and the finger of blame has been pointed at the family car. Can – or should – that change?
- by Cameron Atfield
The $44m plan to revive Sydney’s Haymarket into a food and cultural hotspot
The City of Sydney wants the southern end of the CBD to celebrate Chinese, Thai and Korean cultures in a neon light-filled dining and entertainment destination.
- by Megan Gorrey
The great employment divide: How job prospects vary across south-east Qld
With the state’s unemployment rate at near-historic lows, new data shows which south-east areas are faring better than others – and which jobs are in high demand.
- by Matt Wade
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Property prices
Noisy NIMBYs to be silenced on housing projects
Residents will be barred from lodging objections against medium-density housing in the middle and inner suburbs – as long as developers agree to one thing.
- by Josh Gordon and Tom Cowie
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Sydney councils
NSW government to investigate grants as anger grows over grandstand plans
The NSW government will review a $3.6 million grant for a suburban sports ground, amid a bitter row over plans for a new grandstand in North Turramurra.
- by Andrew Taylor
Liberals draw up housing battle lines as Triguboff rubbishes expanded Landcom role
The Meriton founder has questioned giving state-owned corporation Landcom a direct role in building homes, as the opposition demands Premier Chris Minns rule out redeveloping Macquarie Hospital.
- by Michael Koziol
How Melbourne’s skyscraper car parks could be transformed into urban farms
Parking floors in CBD buildings could be repurposed as communal spaces in a future of self-driving and shared electric cars.
- by Cara Waters
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Airbnb
‘Bed tax’: GST fears over Victoria’s proposed Airbnb tax
The opposition has warned a levy on the short-term rental platform, which is under consideration in Victoria, could have implications for the state’s GST share and even be subject to a federal takeover.
- by Broede Carmody
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Development
Revealed: 11 Sydney suburbs to be rezoned to fix the housing shortage
Government documents have identified more than 3000 pieces of public land that can be used for new housing.
- by Michael McGowan and Anthony Segaert
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Sydney Metro
Minns government weighs up Landcom shake-up to build more homes
The NSW government is considering changes to the state-owned corporation to focus on developing homes itself, instead of selling off land to developers.
- by Michael Koziol and Deborah Snow