Planning
‘Nobody erred on the side of caution’: Racecourse flood wall mistakes identified
A flood management expert says avoiding flood problems means making the right decision at the start - and now the Maribyrnong River’s issues are almost impossible to fix.
- by Sophie Aubrey
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Architect Philip Thalis paid the price for being outspoken. Now he’s won the profession’s gold medal
Australia’s newest gold medal winner for architecture has called on those engaged in shaping our cities to be bolder, braver and more vocal.
- by Julie Power
This mayor says he’s ‘more YIMBY than NIMBY’, but his council will sue the state over housing
Ku-ring-gai mayor Sam Ngai has come under fire from the planning minister for making a legal challenge to the state’s new laws.
- by Anthony Segaert
It’s going to be faster to take a train to Sydney’s existing airport than a bus to the new one
Forecast journey times show it will take about an hour to travel on new bus services to Western Sydney Airport from nearby urban centres.
- by Matt O'Sullivan
Goodbye Selina’s: The new plan for Coogee Bay Hotel approved
The famed Selina’s nightclub at the Coogee Bay Hotel will be demolished, while a new 11-cafe laneway will appear in its place. But some locals say it’s still “too big”.
- by Michael Koziol and Anthony Segaert
Council orders former Goldfingers strip club site to be turned into a park
The derelict site of the former Kilkenny Inn and Goldfingers strip club will be turned into a temporary park by the City of Melbourne because construction on a promised multimillion-dollar development won’t begin next month.
- by Cara Waters
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Development
Sydney won’t get 170,000 new homes at stations. Here’s why
We’ve done the maths and, for 170,000 homes to be delivered, all 37 zones would require the density of Elizabeth Bay.
- by Michael Koziol
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Housing crisis
Council threatens legal action against Minns government over housing reforms
Ku-ring-gai Council is worried the Minns government’s transport-oriented housing reforms will destroy the heritage and tree canopy of suburbs in Sydney’s north shore.
- by Andrew Taylor
Would you live here? The experts’ verdict on the government’s mid-rise houses
The government has released a slew of new photos of mid-rise housing that it says is the “best there is to offer”. Is it? We took a closer look.
- by Anthony Segaert
The spare-bedroom solution to the housing crisis
Australia’s housing crisis will worsen in coming years. Independent MP Allegra Spender has a simple plan to help fix it.
- by Rachel Clun
Pontoon for charter boats at cruise terminal built ‘in next 12 months’
Behind-the-scenes talks have accelerated plans for a charter boat pontoon at the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal to bring tourists down river to the CBD.
- by Tony Moore