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Ultimate civic nonsense
Kevin Rudd announced on Tuesday that he wanted the federal government to be involved in the urban planning for Australia's cities. Presumably, he...
New housing prices could be so much cheaper
The State Government levies a charge of $95,000 a hectare on land on the urban fringe that it rezones for housing. That's about $10,000 a housing...
Open convection
The Prime Minister's hint that the First Home Owners Grant might be axed has further intensified interest in a housing market which was already at...
Textbook example is not grounded in earthy reality
The mistaken idea that there is some monopoly return to land ownership, geo-rent, that can be taxed with impunity simply won't die. It doesn't...
Three-storey limit tells a tale of union domination
The Property Council agrees. So do major property developers such as Lend Lease and Australand. Town planning experts at RMIT express similar...
Costly one day, perfectly prohibitive the next
Queensland has achieved world leadership in housing. But before Queenslanders preen themselves for living in a state that now has worldwide...