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A planner’s formula for more (and better) market supply of housing
Zoning
Wednesday November 12 2025

A planner’s formula for more (and better) market supply of housing

To state the obvious, market supply of housing depends first and foremost on market conditions. 

Aussie planning brawl erupts
Urban Planning
Monday July 14 2025

Aussie planning brawl erupts

A public brawl has erupted about the question of whether or not Australia really needs more planners.

Victoria’s Planning System is Failing on Flooding
Zoning
Thursday October 20 2022

Victoria’s Planning System is Failing on Flooding

The planning system in Victoria is failing to protect communities from flooding, the state’s peak body for town planners says.

Wrong way, go back on rezoning reviews in NSW
Zoning
Monday October 10 2022

Wrong way, go back on rezoning reviews in NSW

At the centre of a strong democracy is the ‘separation of powers.’ These are, firstly, the assembly of elected parliamentarians or councillors, secondly the ‘executive,’...

Victoria Dumps Three Years of Planning Reform Work
Zoning
Tuesday March 1 2022

Victoria Dumps Three Years of Planning Reform Work

The Victorian Government has permanently binned major planning reform proposals which took three years to develop despite acknowledging that the proposals would have delivered billions of...

What happened to planning reform in NSW?
Zoning
Wednesday June 2 2021

What happened to planning reform in NSW?

We heard a lot from the NSW Government last year about how they were going to improve the productivity of the NSW Planning System.

Willoughby Council killed Chatswood’s CBD – but there is time to revive it
Zoning
Thursday April 22 2021

Willoughby Council killed Chatswood’s CBD – but there is time to revive it

Chatswood has gone from being the new CBD location of choice for new office towers in the early 1990s to a tumbleweed ghost town full of...

Environment
30 May, 2018
Gold Coast Deputy Mayor Quits Planning Role

Gold Coast deputy mayor Donna Gates says the "clunkiness" of new local government laws is behind her decision to step down from the council's planning committee.

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