By Staff Writer The release of the NSW Housing Code, which outlines how residential developments can be approved within ten days, has been met with approval from developers and skepticism from local government….
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COAG meeting vague on feed-in tariffs
By Ju Yeon Jung The latest Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting has provided scant details on climate change policy, while hinting some agreements had been made on a national…
Melbourne has a new Lord Mayor
By Adam Coleman Former Victorian Liberal Party leader Robert Doyle has defeated 11 other mayoral candidates to become the City of Melbourne’s next lord mayor. Mr Doyle was declared the…
COAG meeting sees windfall for states
By Adam Coleman Government leaders at the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting in Canberra pressed forward with reforms to help weather the impact of the global financial crisis. Attending…
Mini-budget will not save NSW: Developers
By Adam Coleman A developer’s lobby group has criticised the NSW Government’s mini-budget for failing the construction industry and called for the immediate waiving of state infrastructure levies and the…
Australia’s planning gets C-
A recent nationwide survey of planning professionals has showed Australia should push harder to lift its performance in planning. The Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) has released its annual planning…
DA processing still too slow: NSW report
A recent report has highlighted the need for an efficient development application procedure for NSW local councils. NSW Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally has released the annual performance monitoring report on…
Developers and local government clash over housing crisis
The Property Council of Australia has refuted a claim by the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) that developers’ ‘land banking’ was responsible for the current housing crisis, saying the LGAQ failed…
Councils questioned over ability to respond to ageing population
A projected doubling of the older population within three decades has sparked disputes over the councils’ readiness to cater for the needs of elderly residents. NSW Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally…
Local government body hits back at PIA criticism
The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has argued the Planning Institute of Australia (PIA)’s criticism of its recent land supply review was unwarranted and returned fire suggesting the Institute lacked serious and…