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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Miriam Webber

Planning minister uses controversial powers to approve housing for vulnerable women

The YWCA's Ainslie site and, inset, the design of the supported accommodation. Pictures: Sitthixay Ditthavong, YWCA

ACT Planning Minister Mick Gentleman has used call-in powers to approve a community organisation's second attempt to build housing for vulnerable women at an Ainslie site.

YWCA Canberra's development application for 10 supported accommodation units for older women experiencing poverty and women fleeing violence was initially approved in April 2021, before a residents group successfully challenged the decision in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

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