The traditional granny flat is changing, and Tasmania is leading the way
By Scout Wallen
Tasmanians will soon be able to build second dwellings that are 50 per cent larger than the current size. An urban planner says other jurisdictions should follow suit.
#HousingPolicy #HousingConstructionIndustry #LocalGovernment #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #CostofLiving #ScoutWallen
Density push to allow for 20-storey towers in Melbourne's north
The Victorian government has released its final planning controls for 25 activity centres in Melbourne, with tweaks meaning lower height limits in parts of Kew and Oakleigh and higher heights in parts of Coburg and Brunswick.
#HousingPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning
Petrol price rise amid war in the Middle East adds to cost-of-living focus in SA state election
By Angelique Donnellan
Increased costs for petrol, food and housing are front and centre when it comes to how families are choosing to vote in the upcoming South Australian state election.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/sa-election-cost-of-living-fuel-housing/106459464
#CostofLiving #StateandTerritoryElections #PetrolPrices #HousingPolicy #PublicTransport #AngeliqueDonnellan
'Frightened' residents face housing limbo as 52 homes to be bulldozed
By Josh Dye
Dozens of families have been ordered to leave their prized waterfront homes as the Queensland government upgrades a Sunshine Coast motorway.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-17/residents-face-eviction-mooloolah-river-interchange/105990908
#HousingPolicy #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #PublicTransport #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JoshDye
After experiencing youth homelessness, Sully wants to help others
By Keane Bourke
A downward spiral led Sully into homelessness — now he's part of a coalition dedicated to getting young people off the streets and into accommodation.
#StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #Homelessness #Poverty #Welfare #Teenagers #HousingPolicy #KeaneBourke
Cancer-stricken WA elder died couch surfing while waiting for house, family says
By Jarrod Lucas
The Wongatha man from WA's Goldfields died in Kalgoorlie-Boulder, about 600km east of Perth, on February 6 after battling emphysema and lung cancer.
#Homelessness #IndigenousAustralians #HousingPolicy #IndigenousPolicy #CommunityandSociety #DeathandDying #JarrodLucas
Residents 'giving up' Queensland island properties over $22m body corp debt
By Heloise Vyas
A resident of the Couran Cove Island Resort in the northern Gold Coast says she is shocked by a court decision upholding a $22 million body corporate debt.
Sydney mum facing living in car says delayed government scheme could help
By Miriah Davis
After covering rent and bills, Jessica is left with just $15 to put into her savings, making it impossible for her to come up with the thousands of dollars needed for a new bond before her upcoming move.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-13/nsw-portable-bonds-delay-mum-facing-living-in-car/106404762
#RentalHousing #HousingPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #MiriahDavis
“HUD is appealing a December ruling that temporarily halted the Trump administration’s move to dramatically change its homelessness programs, according to a Tuesday press release from the agency. The overhaul could affect tens of thousands of people housed via its Continuum of Care grant program.” 🤬
#Housing #HousingPolicy #Homelessness #ContinuumOfCare #HUD #Politics #USPolitics
https://www.multifamilydive.com/news/hud-appeals-ruling-housing-first-homelessness/814479/
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