Housing sustainability is the issue that “literally go to the heart of how we live”, the state’s planning minister Paul Lucas said, putting forward a proposal to toughen sustainability measures…
Category: Housing
Government provides funding for housing measures
The Housing Affordability Fund (HAF) is a $512 million fund that aims to lower the cost of building new homes by targeting critical supply side issues including the length of…
PM’s Indigenous housing push
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced the formation of a National Policy Commission to help provide more housing in remote Indigenous communities. “In my National Apology speech I committed the…
Australian first for WA renters
The Western Australian Government is doing its bit for housing affordability, with a groundbreaking plan to increase rental properties in the inner city by 2011. The plan, which is believed…
BUDGET 08-09: Planners call for details of infrastructure spending
The first budget of the incoming Rudd Government targets infrastructure and foreshadows significant spending but ‘what will be built, where, by when and who and how will priorities be determined?”…
Sartor discusses vision for planning
NSW Planning Minister Frank Sartor used his keynote address to the Planning Institute of Australia’s annual conference in Sydney on Monday (April 14) to defend proposed amendments to the state’s…
Sartor announces NSW planning reforms
The NSW Government recently released a draft exposure bill outlining reforms to the NSW planning system. A discussion paper, Improving the NSW Planning System, was placed on public exhibition for…
Helen Silver appointed Secretary of the Department of P&C
Helen Silver has been appointed Secretary of the Department of Premier and Cabinet effective from April. The former National Australia Bank Government Business, general manager, Ms Silver has served in…
Experts converge for sustainable Melbourne
Architects, planners, designers, engineers, builders and politicians from Australia and across the globe will converge on Melbourne for a the three day conference addressing the city’s greatest design challenge –…
Report puts spotlight on government services
The Report on Government Services released today by the Productivity Commission examines the performance of all Australian governments in the areas of education, justice, emergency management, health, community services…