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21 May 2026

New film Birthright is a biting, relatable satire on Australia’s housing affordability crisis

Madman Entertainment Angry, twisted, macabre: new Australian film director Zoe Pepper has made a film perfectly crafted to meet the heated debates about Austral...

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Market AnalysisRepost
21 May 2026

Immigration Data Gaps Challenge Victorian Housing Policy

Property developers and planners working in Victoria face a fundamental challenge: incomplete data about immigration's true impact on housing demand makes long-...

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Housing PolicyEditorial
21 May 2026

Final stage of Newcastle’s 30-year foreshore transformation unveiled

The $1.6 billion project will deliver approximately 1,000 homes and a major mixed-use program including accommodation, and commercial, retail and public space....

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Development ApprovalsRepost
21 May 2026

Regional Victoria Shopping Wars Heat Up as Retailers Battle for Market Share

The announcement of Harvey Norman's anchor tenancy in a new Wangaratta shopping precinct reflects a broader shift in regional Victoria's retail landscape, where...

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Development ApprovalsEditorial
21 May 2026

Housing Inequity Report Highlights Victorian Land Access Challenges

A recent submission to the federal Select Committee on Intergenerational Housing Inequity has identified land access as a fundamental driver of housing inequali...

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Housing PolicyEditorial
21 May 2026

Land Tax Exemptions Cost Victoria $11 Billion Annually

Victorian property developers and planners face renewed scrutiny over land taxation policies following analysis that quantifies the annual cost of current exemp...

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Housing PolicyEditorial
21 May 2026

Federal Budget Infrastructure Fund: Victoria's Development Reality

Victoria's property development sector faces another round of federal announcements that promise much but may deliver little immediate relief to the state's hou...

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Federal PolicyEditorial
21 May 2026

New Build Tax Incentives: Development Implications for Victoria

The federal government's latest tax settings favouring new build properties will likely reshape development patterns across Victoria, creating both opportunitie...

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Federal PolicyEditorial
21 May 2026

Parking Requirements Push Up Victorian Housing Costs

Mandatory parking provisions embedded in Victorian planning schemes are adding unnecessary costs to housing developments across the state, with reform advocates...

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Planning PolicyEditorial
20 May 2026

Bondi Beach neighbours unite, sell to developer

Local apartment developer Rafi Assouline has bought what was marketed as Bondi Beach’s largest amalgamation (pictured, right) – 14 properties...

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Development ApprovalsRepost
20 May 2026

SA tops nation for apartment parking costs, report finds

Mandatory carparking rules force SA residents to pay Australia’s steepest prices for spaces, despite 40 per cent of apartment dwellers owning no car. The post S...

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Planning PolicyRepost
19 May 2026

‘It’s a sophisticated business’: New calls for regulation in the short-stay market

It was marketed as a “side hustle” to rent out the spare room, but new data shows more than half the listings with one major platform are managed by accounts wi...

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Planning PolicyRepost
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