1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1298+ words) (ABC News: Lindsay Dunbar) As we build more homes to tackle the housing crisis some worry trees will become collateral damage. But as our climate changes, isn't now the time we need trees most? Nick Rogers was working from home…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (110+ words) ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation VIDEO: 'Fastest start' to a property downturn in 30 years, says Domain chief economist Domain chief economist Nicola Powell says sellers are listing their homes for auction to test the market and many are switching…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (477+ words) ABC South East SA One of the horses that pulls the Victor Harbor Horse-Drawn Tram has died. Albert, an 18-year-old Clydesdale, became unwell last Friday and died on Saturday morning. The horse-drawn tram will continue to operate as usual while…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1063+ words) There are many lessons, and consequences, from Bathla's collapse. (Supplied: Bathla website) Maybe housing developers should be required to live in what they build. In the lead-up to the $3.4 billion collapse of developer Bathla Group a fortnight ago, the NSW…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1578+ words) Everyone agrees Australia's building code needs to be simpler, but the opposition's proposed cuts to energy efficiency and accessibility are contested. (ABC News: John Gunn) Liberal senator Andrew Bragg says a basic Australian standard would get houses built faster, likening…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1189+ words) Senator Barbara Pocock at the select committee on intergenerational housing inequity. (ABC News: Callum Flinn ) NAB is forecasting a peak-to-trough decline in dwelling prices of about 7 per cent across Australia's combined capital cities. But Sally Auld, NAB chief economist, says…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (289+ words) The Tasmanian government banned people from fishing sand flathead across a large part of the state's south in March, due to numbers being critically depleted. An inquiry into that decision has found multiple issues with how the fishery was managed…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (540+ words) Consumer and Business Affairs Minister Michael Brown says developers who misuse sunset clauses will soon face the full force of the law. (ABC News: Daniel Taylor) Legislation to stop homebuyers being left high and dry by developers misusing sunset clauses…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1399+ words) If Sheena Carter wants to talk to her daughter or grandchildren, she doesn't pick up the phone or get on Facebook. She opens the back door, walks down a short garden path, and knocks on the door of the home…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (905+ words) Michael Holden enjoys time in the garden with his outdoor railway set-up. (ABC Illawarra: Sarah Moss) For model railroaders like Peter Tonks, the worst thing you can say to him is "I like your toy train set". "They're called layouts,…...