Why Minns building ‘up not out’ might not send him down and out

Why Minns building ‘up not out’ might not send him down and out

Politicians on all sides have railed against overdevelopment,but the mood of voters in need of housing is shifting – and so must the politicians.

  • byAlexandra Smith

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Are empty properties in affluent suburbs the key to housing young people?

Are empty properties in affluent suburbs the key to housing young people?

Several community-minded organisations and companies have joined forces to convert an unused building into shelter for people who might otherwise be homeless.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Moving back in with your parents is suddenly all the rage

Moving back in with your parents is suddenly all the rage

A jump in the number of young adults living at home is working out for many – but is a sign of young people’s inability to secure their own housing futures.

  • byWendy Tuohy
Backyard zen:From suburban angst to zen garden
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Backyard zen:From suburban angst to zen garden

The pruning of the Japanese Maple tree by garden designer Shunmyo Masuno,from Yokohama.

Brisbane’s slippery slope:From housing woes to Skid Row

Brisbane’s slippery slope:From housing woes to Skid Row

Like Los Angeles,Brisbane is an Olympic city in the throes of a homelessness crisis. And both are searching for solutions.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Two missing words explain why Sydney’s making a terrible housing mistake

Two missing words explain why Sydney’s making a terrible housing mistake

Changes in our landscape and society are happening with little understanding of the legal structures being created and the resulting burdens for homeowners.

  • byCathy Sherry
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Housing reforms will ruin Bondi,council warns

Housing reforms will ruin Bondi,council warns

Waverley Council’s Labor mayor says the Minns government’s low- and-mid-rise housing policy will lead to “significant unplanned development” in the eastern suburbs.

  • byAndrew Taylor
Dutton slams ‘fire sale’ as Labor looks to cash in Defence property

Dutton slams ‘fire sale’ as Labor looks to cash in Defence property

The opposition leader has ruled out supporting moves to cash in Defence property assets,accusing Labor of “trashing the history of the Australian Defence Force”.

  • byLisa Visentin andMary Ward
Hundreds of apartments get green light but without affordable housing

Hundreds of apartments get green light but without affordable housing

Meriton has been given the green light to build more than 800 homes on an inner-city development site despite dumping plans to build affordable housing.

  • byAndrew Taylor
The Qld government asked if people were happy with its work. They weren’t

The Qld government asked if people were happy with its work. They weren’t

Previously secret taxpayer-funded surveys have been released by Premier Steven Miles amid efforts to reset his third-term team before October’s election.

  • byMatt Dennien
Anyone who reckons you can’t raise kids in a flat has never done it

Anyone who reckons you can’t raise kids in a flat has never done it

We chose apartment living for our young family. Many thousands will have to do the same – and they should relish the thought.

  • byAlexandra Smith