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West Australian property developers will be able to circumvent local councils and access new infrastructure funding in major changes to planning laws designed to speed up the construction of thousands of apartments.

The industry lobby group wants a special infrastructure fund to unlock housing supply in the Hunter.

The council has previously advocated for the Hunter to be part of the program, and has renewed the call after the federal election with Labor supporting the wider concept.

City’s weekend foot traffic was up 15% due to F1 and comedy festival, but office occupancy still lags behind rest of Australia at 30%

The property group's Hunter chair says the NSW government is moving at 'glacial pace' in reviewing the fund.

A faster return to offices will reinvigorate Canberra's city centre, the Property Council of Australia says.

Relaxed COVID-19 restrictions for Western Australia may be in place, but Perth businesses fear it will not be enough to breathe new life into a CBD struggling under the weight of the pandemic.

The amount of industrial land available to Canberra's growing population could affect access and cost of services.

The government was set to introduce a 1.75 per cent levy on new developments, which was expected to raise $800 million a year. The property industry feared the costs would be passed on to home buyers.