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The Turnbulls’ dream to make western Sydney as liveable as the east
The power couple wants to reimagine western Sydney suburbia by making it greener, more walkable and more densely populated.
- by Matthew Knott
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Public transport
Secret plans to sell, rezone and develop land across Sydney railways
The strategy by a controversial rail corporation includes new hotels and rezoning dozens of sites near train stations for high-density developments.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Adele Ferguson
Councillors accepted bags of cash from property developer, ICAC told
A former Hurstville councillor has given evidence he accepted bags filled with $170,000 from a developer linked to apartment blocks in Sydney’s south.
- by Megan Gorrey
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Opinion
Five years on, Grenfell’s shadow falls on every unsafe building
Every home owner and tenant deserves a safe place to live, and swift action needs to be taken in order to prevent a major tragedy occurring in our own backyard.
- by Stephen Brell
No jobs, no trees: The suburbs where urban sprawl is hurting Sydney
Sydney’s urban sprawl extends up to 60 kilometres, with plans to build thousands of homes more than 80 kilometres from the CBD.
- by Andrew Taylor
‘Flawed vision’: Master plan for Sydney’s homes, jobs and transport slammed
Planning experts also say the economic activity associated with planned Sydney’s second airport has probably been “exaggerated”.
- by Michael Koziol
The twin projects that will transform Sydney’s Bondi Beach
Plans to overhaul the heritage-listed Bondi Surf Bathers Life Saving Club have been approved as work forges ahead to restore the beach’s famed pavilion.
- by Megan Gorrey
‘Dead place’: Rising property prices put Sydney’s creative sector at risk
A CBD apartment tower includes five storeys of affordable studios and rehearsal space for artists and performers to create works in the inner city.
- by Andrew Taylor
Development closing in on Perth’s most biodiverse wetland to face EPA scrutiny
Several applications for rezoning and developments around the Greater Brixton Street Wetlands – which contains more than 500 species of plants – are being examined by WA’s independent environmental watchdog.
- by Peter de Kruijff
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Clover Moore pitches ‘interim solution’ to Cahill Expressway dilemma
In a bid to win over the state government, the lord mayor has proposed a two-stage demolition of the maligned road and railway station.
- by Michael Koziol
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Architecture
Two-hour prefab kit from the ’50s transformed into modern home
Originally built as temporary housing, Nissen huts ended up as permanent homes for migrants and miners living in communities dubbed silver cities and pommy towns.
- by Julie Power