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Urban sprawl wins again: Why Labor’s plan to infill middle Melbourne is falling short
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (988+ words) September 13, 2026 — 5:00am Almost half of Melbourne’s new housing approvals are concentrated in the city’s outer growth corridors, despite Labor’s push to prioritise building new homes in established suburbs and curb urban sprawl. There were 20,252 dwellings approved across Melbourne’s seven growth-area municipalities…...
‘It’s like a village’: What Woollahra residents really think about 10,000 new homes
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (744+ words) September 9, 2026 — 5:37pm Shop owners in Sydney’s east say the state government’s controversial plan to build thousands of homes around the future Woollahra train station would draw much-needed crowds to the suburb’s sluggish high street, but warned it would do little to…...
Eastern suburbs high-rise proposals ignite housing density fight
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (292+ words) September 9, 2026 — 5:45pm Proposals to build 30-storey plus apartment towers around the corner would put the wind up most suburbs, but Sydney’s worsening housing crisis is likely to require sacrifices that simultaneously promise a better future while damaging what many residents hold…...
Albanese’s fix for your social media feed has one big flaw
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (821+ words) September 8, 2026 — 5:34pm Anthony Albanese has a good line for his United Nations speech in New York this month: Australians get to switch off the algorithm. Like the teen social media ban, it is a popular idea that fits in one sentence,…...
Australia to opt out of social media algorithms, Albanese confirms
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (187+ words) Updated September 8, 2026 — 12:55pm,first published 12:50pm Australians over the age of 16 would be able to opt out of social media algorithms under new legislation cracking down on pornography and the glorification of crime, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed. “We’ll require social…...
First look at high-rise plans to add 10,000 homes to eastern suburbs
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (449+ words) September 8, 2026 — 10:47am The eastern suburbs skyline will be transformed with high-rise towers as tall as 34 storeys under dramatic new NSW government plans to add 9400 new homes. Draft plans revealed on Tuesday show varied building heights of 34 storeys around Edgecliff station and…...
Garage doors to front doors: The unexpected spaces where Sydney could squeeze new homes
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (820+ words) September 7, 2026 — 11:30am From doors for cars to doors for people. That’s the change architect Peter McGregor says is needed to provide more housing in the overlooked rear lanes behind inner Sydney’s thousands of terraces. Faced with a shortage of affordable housing,…...
Canavan’s bizarre manosphere comments show he should check his own algorithm
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1013+ words) September 6, 2026 — 5:00am When asked this week about the dangers of “manosphere” content being served up online to our boys, Nationals leader Matt Canavan started off well. “We’ve got to have a deep hard look at why young boys are attracted to…...
‘Teaching boys to respect girls isn’t woke’: Clare snaps at Taylor over manosphere debate
1+ week, 4+ day ago (546+ words) September 3, 2026 — 5:38pm Education Minister Jason Clare says it “isn’t woke” to teach respect in schools after Opposition Leader Angus Taylor said teachers were running their own agendas in classrooms and Australians needed to be vigilant about a politicised curriculum. Debate over…...
The painting, the president and the woman who dared to say no
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1093+ words) Melbourne-raised art expect Kim Sajet needed all her courage to stand up to Donald Trump. What she learnt is now providing a lesson for others. When I meet Sajet on a video call in late July, the Trumpian badgering is…...