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Plan to finish forgotten Woollahra train station and build 10,000 homes won’t combat Sydney’s affordability crisis, critics say

‘If this just becomes a very high-end market development … it’s not going to do anything,’ University of Sydney academic says

The Guardian - AU

Back-to-future home plan dubbed 'free gift to the rich'

Doubts are being cast whether a ground-breaking proposal to rebuild an abandoned train station and up to 10,000 new homes will plug housing gaps.

AAP

‘Everything’s slow in Callan Park’: despite ambitious plans, Sydney’s hidden treasure remains in limbo

Red tape, crumbling buildings and funding difficulties have beset the park for decades, but change may finally be in the air – though not to everyone’s liking

The Guardian - AU

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Harbour could be housing saviour after racecourse fail

A bid to sell a racecourse in Australia's urban heartland to build 25,000 homes has been scratched as eyes turn to the last working port in Sydney Harbour.

AAP

Essential intervention to provide worker housing boost

A state-backed plan aims to create new units essential workers can afford to live in, but officials are yet to reveal how much cheaper the rent will be.

AAP

Ex-minister who witnessed ‘horrible’ Myanmar military violence joins calls for Aung San Suu Kyi’s release

Paul Scully, whose family left Myanmar for Britain, saw ‘horrible things’ as Rohingya Muslim minority suffered violence and persecution

The Independent UK

'Common sense' after federal anti-tower housing drive

Plans for high- and mid-rise apartments have been dropped after pressure from federal minister Michelle Rowland, as other areas ready for up to 60,000 units.

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Tanya Plibersek was rebuked by NSW minister for decision to block $900m goldmine, documents reveal

Courtney Houssos says proposed mine would create 860 jobs over its 15-year life and inject $67m annually into local economy

The Guardian - AU

Tory leadership race: James Cleverly can 'speak to all Londoners,' says ex-London minister Paul Scully

Lewisham-born Cleverly was a member of the Greater London Assembly

Evening Standard

Unburnt wildlife refuge to be sacrificed for homes

A forested haven for species in danger of extinction will be turned into a housing estate after escaping the Black Summer bushfires.

AAP

New taxes make no housing development feasible in Lower Hunter: report

The charges add thousands per lot to construction costs.

Newcastle Herald

$880m solar farm will be able to power every home in the Hunter Valley

Construction is expected to take two years.

Newcastle Herald

Revealed: Rachel Reeves’s huge £47bn compensation bill for historical injustice, cover-up and negligence

Exclusive: Attempts by the chancellor to get a grip on Britain’s finances have been made more difficult by an outstanding bill of £47bn for past mistakes by the British state

The Independent UK

New skate park and playground coming to Maitland

Construction will start this week at Gillieston Heights.

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AAP

Councils ranked on housing approvals to speed building

Local council performance in approving housing development has been ranked in a "league table" as part of government efforts to accelerate home construction.

AAP

First mini-cities revealed in fast-tracked housing plan

The initial sites NSW will prioritise for blanket rezoning around transport hubs have been revealed as the government claims progress on its housing targets.

Newcastle Herald

Fast-track: Muswellbrook pumped hydro declared 'state significant project'

The old mining void will be crucial to energy security.

AAP

Police DV murder response probed as man refused bail

It took police almost an hour to respond to a call for help as a woman lay dying on the floor of a home in northern NSW.

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Evening Standard

General Election London 2024 seats: Who is my MP in...Sutton and Cheam?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

Newcastle Herald

Opposition tries to axe new high-density rules around Newcastle stations

The development industry has slammed the Coalition move.

Newcastle Herald

State approves Newcastle green hydrogen plant to feed Orica, road transport

It is among the biggest hydrogen plants approved in Australia.

AAP

Sanction threat for slow councils in NSW housing push

NSW councils have been promised more infrastructure funding for exceeding housing targets, but they could also face sanctions for poor performance.

Evening Standard

Susan Hall claims Sadiq Khan 'grossly underperformed' in mayoral election

Ms Hall said the ‘unashamedly conservative values’ she espoused ‘perform well at the ballot box’, as she urged her party to keep championing them

Evening Standard

Ex-City Hall Tories say 'negative campaign' was partly to blame for Sadiq Khan's victory

One former Tory assembly member said the party could face “a nationwide extinction level event” if it does not learn lessons from the mayoral race

AAP

Mayor waits for second meeting after housing criticism

NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully is "disappointed" in Ku-ring-gai Council's response to a plan for increased density around train stations.

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