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New report lays bare public housing 'failures' in WA's far north
9+ hour, 6+ min ago (629+ words) Almost 70 per cent of public housing tenants in WA's Kimberley are waiting for urgent maintenance, the report says. (ABC Kimberley: Giulia Bertoglio) A new report has found almost seven in 10 public housing tenants in Western Australia's far north are waiting…...
Trading 'woke palaces' for 'basic' homes reduces cost but comes with drawbacks
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…...
Housing affordability hits lowest rate on record
1+ week, 2+ day ago (96+ words) AUDIO: Housing affordability hits lowest rate on record ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation AUDIO: Housing affordability hits lowest rate on record Even with recent declines in property prices, national housing affordability has hit an all-time low. (ABC News: Kelsey…...
Australia's housing problems will take 'generation' to fix, NAB economist warns
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…...
Crackdown on alleged misuse of housing contract sunset clauses in SA
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…...
From cane and cattle to billion-dollar housing estates
2+ week, 19+ hour ago (803+ words) David Bright has owned his property at Innes Park for two decades. (ABC News: Johanna Marie) Hundreds of acres of coastal farmland are being subdivided in Bundaberg. Locals are concerned over added pressure on infrastructure and services from rapid population…...
Council plan to restrict Hobart short-stay accommodation to be sent off for final approval - ABC News
2+ week, 5+ day ago (977+ words) The planning amendment would block about 20,000 homes across Hobart from being wholly converted into short-stay accommodation. (ABC News: Mitchell Woolnough) Hobart City Council's planning committee has approved a plan to restrict the creation of new whole-home short-stay accommodation in the…...
WA demersal fishers 'fighting tooth and nail' for compensation, nine months from ban - ABC News
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1106+ words) ABC Midwest & Wheatbelt Phil de Grauw has spent 40 years fishing in Kalbarri, and is one of a group of fishers who have hired a Melbourne law firm to negotiate with the government for compensation. (ABC Midwest and Wheatbelt: Chris Lewis)…...
Timeline slips further for 1.2 million new homes target
3+ week, 3+ day ago (101+ words) AUDIO: Timeline slips further for 1.2 million new homes target ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation AUDIO: Timeline slips further for 1.2 million new homes target Advice to the government has worsened the outlook for when a commonwealth agreement to build 1.2 million…...