#housingpolicy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #housingpolicy, aggregated by home.social.
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New report lays bare public housing 'failures' in WA's far north
By Ruby Littler and Natasha ClarkAlmost 70 per cent of public housing tenants in Western Australia's remote Kimberley region are waiting on urgent repairs, research has found.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-14/kimberley-housing-maintenance-report-chronic-delays/107143672
#PublicHousing #RegionalCommunities #HousingPolicy #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #RubyLittler #NatashaClark
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New social rental apartment building in Perth CBD underway
By Pip WallerThe building will include 174 one- and two-bedroom rentals, 139 of which will be used for affordable housing, with the rest for social housing, according to the government.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-13/wa-government-to-build-new-rental-apartment-in-cbd/107148268
#RentalHousing #PublicHousing #HousingConstructionIndustry #HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PipWaller
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New social rental apartment building in Perth CBD underway
By Pip WallerThe building will include 174 one- and two-bedroom rentals, 139 of which will be used for affordable housing, with the rest for social housing, according to the government.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-13/wa-government-to-build-new-rental-apartment-in-cbd/107148268
#RentalHousing #PublicHousing #HousingConstructionIndustry #HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PipWaller
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New social rental apartment building in Perth CBD underway
By Pip WallerThe building will include 174 one- and two-bedroom rentals, 139 of which will be used for affordable housing, with the rest for social housing, according to the government.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-13/wa-government-to-build-new-rental-apartment-in-cbd/107148268
#RentalHousing #PublicHousing #HousingConstructionIndustry #HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PipWaller
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New social rental apartment building in Perth CBD underway
By Pip WallerThe building will include 174 one- and two-bedroom rentals, 139 of which will be used for affordable housing, with the rest for social housing, according to the government.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-13/wa-government-to-build-new-rental-apartment-in-cbd/107148268
#RentalHousing #PublicHousing #HousingConstructionIndustry #HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PipWaller
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New social rental apartment building in Perth CBD underway
By Pip WallerThe building will include 174 one- and two-bedroom rentals, 139 of which will be used for affordable housing, with the rest for social housing, according to the government.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-13/wa-government-to-build-new-rental-apartment-in-cbd/107148268
#RentalHousing #PublicHousing #HousingConstructionIndustry #HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #PipWaller
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Nick Rogers's leafy suburb is ground zero in Australia's battle over trees
By Rhiannon StevensAs we build more homes to tackle the housing crisis some worry trees will become collateral damage. But as our climate changes, isn't now the time we need trees most?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-13/housing-crisis-trees-collateral-damage/107137146
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #Trees #HousingPolicy #ClimateChange #Nature #RhiannonStevens
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Sick of the city, Queenslanders head west and boost property prices
By Owen JacquesThey lived in some of the Queensland's most sought-after areas, so what was the appeal of heading west for a country town?
#RegionalCommunities #RealEstateIndustry #PropertyPrices #HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #OwenJacques
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Why are Bathla and other home builders collapsing?
Owing about $3.4 billion to private lenders, Bathla's voluntary administration has thrown the construction of more than 2,000 apartments into limbo, while jeopardising a further pipeline of 14,000 homes.
#ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #HousingConstructionIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #HousingPolicy #Industry #GovernmentandPolitics #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #COVID19 #CommunityandSociety #Home
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Sydney developer admits renting 'affordable' apartment to staffer
By Pat McGrath and Kate AshtonA Sydney property developer admits to allowing a staff member to live in one of its north-shore affordable housing properties, in an apparent breach of planning conditions now under investigation by the local council.
#RentalHousing #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #HousingPolicy #PatMcGrath #KateAshton
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'Nervous' residents on edge as vandals target vacant government homes
By Josh DyeAbout 50 condemned houses on the Sunshine Coast are sitting abandoned, as police step up patrols to protect residents after vandals trashed one property.
#Vandalism #InfrastructurePolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #PublicTransport #LocalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Police #RentalHousing #HousingPolicy #JoshDye
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Blocks smaller than tennis courts allowed under Brisbane planning changes
By Lottie TwyfordThe council is expecting the changes to clear the way for terrace-style housing and townhouse developments on blocks, which can be as small as 120 square metres.
#UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #LocalGovernment #HousingPolicy #HousingConstructionIndustry #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #LottieTwyford
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Luxury tower 'affordability' claim rejected in landmark court ruling
By Dominic CansdaleA landmark court ruling casts doubt over Gold Coast high-rise approvals, finding luxury apartments cannot justify exceeding height limits on the basis of "housing choice and affordability".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/gold-coast-high-rise-approvals-thrown-into-doubt/107032372
#HousingPolicy #LocalGovernment #HousingConstructionIndustry #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #DominicCansdale
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Mark's home gets so hot he has to replace his TV
By Declan BowringA new study led by Western Sydney University researchers has found a lack of thermal safety standards in social housing is leading to tenants being exposed to unsafe extreme heat events.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/sydney-social-housing-extreme-heat/106943406
#HousingPolicy #HeatingandCooling #ClimateChange #Welfare #DeclanBowring