An outbreak of a tiny beetle killing thousands of Perth’s trees could cost many millions of dollars to eradicate, with experts warning it’s Australia’s worst biosecurity threat in decades.
Caitlyn Rintoul and Dylan Caporn
Plans to demolish three public housing towers subject to a class action will power on despite a class action and residents' objections.
Holly Hales
A sizeable chunk of Melburnians feel their quality of life has worsened over the past year, despite more than one third enjoying the city.
A $1 billion-plus masterplan has been unveiled, showcasing a green and vibrant riverfront oasis that would totally transform the city and make it rival east coast capitals.
Kim Macdonald
More construction workers are needed to keep up with soaring demand for housing as NSW earmarks more sites for thousands of extra homes.
Alex Mitchell and Jack Gramenz
Local council performance in approving housing development has been ranked in a "league table" as part of government efforts to accelerate home construction.
Jack Gramenz and Alex Mitchell
Developers of opulent and exclusive high-end Perth apartments have shared in a multimillion-dollar cash splash from the WA Government for work on basics, such as power and water.
John Flint
Perth’s most controversial residential tower is now completed and is larger in size and value than every other in WA, with over 300 apartments offering breathtaking city views. SEE INSIDE.
The NSW government is proposing a number of tweaks to strata laws as higher-density living looks set to play a big role in easing housing stress.
Alex Mitchell
Billions of dollars in funding have been allocated to states and territories in Labor's plan to address shortfalls in social housing and homelessness services.
(A)manda Parkinson
Four 30-storey buildings offering office, retail and apartment living could be built in the heart of Perth as its transformation into a world-class city continues.
Joe Spagnolo
City Beach locals know what they want — but still not what they will get — when redevelopment occurs at Ocean Village Shopping Centre.
Harriet Flinn
The Victorian government has identified where it wants 2.5 million homes to be built, with Geelong, Melbourne's CBD and outer suburbs to do the heavy-lifting.
Callum Godde
Over one hundred properties in Subiaco will have new development restrictions placed on them after the city greenlit the designation of a heritage area.
The developers behind a new seven-storey complex in Nedlands claim the council is overlooking the positives to high density and instead getting ‘bogged down’ by its planning laws.
A real estate body has called on authorities to provide an accountable delivery plan, describing the Queensland's housing crisis as "woeful".
Fraser Barton
Brisbane is now the second most expensive city to buy a house, leapfrogging the nation's capital Canberra to sit behind Sydney for the first time since 1997.
Fraser Barton and Savannah Meacham
Development plans are being revisited in the regions where councils struggle to meet housing demand as rents surge and more people find themselves homeless.
Adrian Black
CoreLogic has revealed regional house values and rents have sky-rocketed to all-time highs, with Western Australia experiencing the biggest jump.
The price of a patch of dirt in Perth grew 5 per cent in the first three months of the year as lot supply hits it lowest level in nearly two decades.
Landlords are charging more on the fringes of capital cities as migration meets a shortfall in new housing, driving rents up even further.
Jack Gramenz
The Greens want to ply states and territories with billions in extra funding to pave the way for more social housing for women and children fleeing violence.
A poll shows almost half of all migrants and refugees feel they are copping the brunt of Australia's housing affordability crisis.
Farid Farid
Home ownership is drifting out of reach for Australians with no easy fix to deep-seated problems, a government-appointed council has warned.
Kat Wong