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Alistair Sisson argues that instead of new housing, government should refurbish public housing.

The developer lobby cited the South Australian approach, but it contains incentives for developers which NSW councils say they cannot abide.

MPs from both major parties have absorbed an investor–style thinking, even towards public housing. Andrew Chuter argues that naïve economic theories of supply and demand will not fix the homelessness problem.

The masterplan for the approved State Significant Development at 26-42 Eden Street and 161-179 Princes Highway, Arncliffe, is being delivered under the NSW Land and Housing Corporation’s (LaHC) Future Directions’ policy, with the project led by its development partner Billbergia and Social Housing Provider (CHP) Evolve Housing.

Despite pleas from advocates to lift investment, government focused on ‘upgrading’ and ‘maintenance’ of current public housing

Activists demanded the right to public housing during a picket protest on the corner of Glebe Point Road and Broadway on Thursday. This protest follows the…

Approximately 4,205 social housing properties have been sold by the NSW Government since the coalition took power in 2011, which equates to approximately $3 billion in the government’s back pocket.

Data also reveals the government has fallen well behind its own targets for new dwellings

Located in Macquarie Park, north-west Sydney, the Ivanhoe Estate redevelopment is part of the NSW Government’s $22 billion Communities Plus building program and will deliver more than 3000 residential units including 950 social housing units and 128 affordable rental units as well as community facilities, school, retail and public spaces, and parklands. To be completed in a phased manner over 10-12 years, Ivanhoe Estate represents a pioneering approach to residential development by blending so...

The Property Council of Australia has welcomed the announcement of thousands of new jobs and social housing properties through the NSW Government’s