Scott Langford has been appointed as the new CEO of the independent national social and affordable housing authority.
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Three tiers of government clash over population growth
Planning reform for redevelopment.
Property developers and businesses push for more votes on councils
Angry ratepayers don’t just live in houses. Shopkeepers and the high-rise industry in NSW say they want a greater representation at local government elections, even though they usually fail to cast a ballot when they are entitled to.
Developers call for new NSW Planning Bill to be demolished
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Angry property developers have called on the New South Wales government to junk its highly controversial new planning system reforms bill, claiming concessions granted…
NSW councils mount fresh attack on new state planning laws
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell is facing a fresh revolt in the state’s local government sector over controversial changes to planning powers after…
Forced amalgamations cop another caning
By Julian Bajkowski Powerful property development industry group Urban Taskforce Australia has thrown down the gauntlet to New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell over local government reforms, saying that Sydney’s…
Planners call for new fund to clear $500b infrastructure backlog
By Julian Bajkowski Australia’s peak planning body, the Planning Institute of Australia, has thrown its weight behind an ambitious bid to establish a new “Urban Infrastructure Fund” that aims to…
Reforming councils without amalgamation
By Chris Johnson* With council elections in NSW complete and submissions to a government review of the viability of local government submitted in September, now is the time to rethink…
Urban Taskforce backs NSW council reform calls
By Paul Hemsley The head of property development lobby group Urban Taskforce Australia, Chris Johnson, has weighed in behind the O’Farrell government’s push for more planning powers and panels and…