property development

The agency that oversees Sydney’s major events precinct has been sacked as the New South Wales Department of Planning, Industry and Environment subsumes its roles.

The City of Casey council in south-eastern Melbourne is the latest to face allegations of serious corruption that will be aired in a public inquiry. The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission will publicly examine the council’s allegedly dirty laundry in a series of hearings starting on November 18.

The partial sale of the Western Australian Land Information Authority, a statutory authority better known as Landgate, will bring $1.41 billion in upfront funds to the state with no forced redundancies.

Australia urgently needs better, smarter ways to build housing. Now developers are rising to the challenge with inherently sustainable and higher quality residential building designs and materials.

There are signs social housing builds are finally changing for the better. But can good architecture change entrenched disadvantage and a punitive mentality towards welfare recipients?

An overheated property market has state ministers, local councils and developers hot and bothered over who reaps the spoils.