The latest numbers from an economic measure known as the ‘crane index’ show positive momentum in the residential construction sector, which offers a glimmer of hope for Australians being hammered by the housing crisis. Right now, the number of cranes in the sky on building sites across the country hasContinue Reading
A toddler who went missing in Sydney’s south has been found safe and well. Bailey Wolf was found about 3.50pm on Wednesday in Taro near Port Stephens after extensive search efforts by police. The two-year-old disappeared from a childcare facility in Miranda, about 9am on Tuesday. When the little girlContinue Reading
A leading Sydney mayor has described Chris Minns as a “dictator” and “bully” for threatening to go “nuclear” on councils who oppose his major housing reforms. In an exclusive sit-down with news.com.au, New South Wales Premier Mr Minns warned the skyrocketing cost of rents and ever-rising home prices had forcedContinue Reading
Sydney has a major problem. Australia’s largest city, once a vibrant and exciting place to live that ranked on par with global icons like New York and London, is haemorrhaging young people. A major driver is the skyrocketing cost of housing, where it’s not even homeownership that upcoming generations worryContinue Reading
A rainbow pride flag has been vandalised with a Nazi swastika and NSN symbol, only days out from Mardi Gras.. The defaced ‘pride-themed’ banner was discovered on Monday morning at the North Sydney campus of Macquarie University and quickly attracted hundreds of comments online. “To whomever tagged the banner withContinue Reading
Billionaire property developer Harry Triguboff has warned he’s “tempted to stop” building apartments in Sydney due to planning delays, as he predicts the government’s efforts to boost supply through rezoning will fail and the housing crisis will only get worse. The Meriton Apartments managing director has called on councils andContinue Reading
The developers behind a 900-home apartment complex in Sydney’s north has issued a statement after it was found to have serious structural issues which put the building “at threat of collapse”. The Building Commission NSW on Monday issued a Building Work Rectification Order (BWRO) to Greenland Australia, over the Lachlan’sContinue Reading
NSW Police believe they have arrested and charged the gunman who shot and killed Sydney crime boss Alen Moradian. The notorious underworld kingpin and high-ranking member of the Comanchero bikie gang was killed while sitting in a parked car at Bondi Junction about 8.30am on June 27. On Wednesday morning,Continue Reading
Land around eight train stations will be rezoned to allow for high density development in the hope of creating tens of thousands of new homes and affordable housing. Plans accidentally published by Transport for NSW on Tuesday revealed 45,000 new homes will be created within four years around the stationsContinue Reading
An aerial image of a new housing development on the fringe of a major city has sparked fierce debate about whether suburban life as we once knew it has died. A photo of the Sunshine Coast suburb of Nirimba, once bushland but now a bustling estate developed by Stockland, hasContinue Reading