Business News Hesperia and Heidelberg Materials are progressing a proposal to unlock land for residential development in Ellenbrook, as the state government continues to roll out its $80 million infrastructure fund. Premier Roger Cook today announced the government would support the delivery of more than 5,500 new homes, via its infrastructure development fund and market […]
Business News Replacing car parks with trees, covering buildings with foliage and converting median strips into green spaces and are just some of the initiatives Danish authorities are implementing. The European country is emphasising the proliferation of green spaces in Copenhagen as part of its push to become the world’s first carbon neutral city. Speaking […]
WA Today The price tag for Western Australia’s new container port has jumped by more than $2.5 billion. After two-and-a-half years of planning the Westport business case has been handed to the government revealing a cost of $7.2 billion in today’s dollars compared to the $4.7 billion the project was originally slated to cost in […]
ABC Australia doesn’t have enough houses. But there’s a hidden capacity in the market which, in theory, could help solve that problem. Accessing it isn’t easy though — and understanding why raises difficult questions about how to ease the current crisis, and how a similar dilemma might be avoided in the future. Because it’s locked […]
The West Australian Building mogul Dale Alcock says the industry needs a freeze on red tape and a big inflow of workers to fight the housing crisis. The Federal Government wants 1.2 million properties finished within five years but the boss of Australia’s second biggest home builder has warned growing regulation is adding to construction […]
WA Today Perth will need to embrace apartment living, diversify its economy, be more aggressive in its pursuit of green energy and shed its “Wait Awhile” approach if it is to compete on the global stage, according to some of the city’s most prominent powerbrokers. The research found participants believed Perth would need to carve […]
SBS Opposition leader Peter Dutton says he intends to restore the Australian dream of home ownership, promising $5 billion to fast-track building projects if the Coalition wins the next election. Dutton unveiled the Coalition’s Housing Infrastructure Program on Saturday, designed to expedite the construction of up to half a million homes through a mixture of […]
WA Today The state government will tip $17 million into expanding its Housing Diversity Pipeline program to allow developers to propose sites for the delivery of new homes on government owned ‘lazy land’. Under the expanded program, the state government would consider any developer-led proposals for new housing on underutilised land, provided it is not […]
Perth residential building approvals 10,000 lower than a decade ago when population was much smaller
The West Australian Perth’s “Everest-sized” housing crisis has been highlighted by new figures which show the number of residential building approvals last financial year was 10,000 lower than a decade ago. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed there were 14,796 residential building approvals in Perth during the 2023/2024 financial year compared to […]