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New home construction slumps to near 40-year low in Australia as renovation spending booms

‘This indicates that there is not enough money and resources being attracted to expanding the housing stock,’ urban economist says

The Guardian - AU

Victorian government to rezone affluent areas in bid to attract ‘locked out’ young people to 50 suburbs

Planning overhaul will clear way for buildings of up to 20 storeys near stations including Brighton and Toorak in a move likely to draw strong opposition

The Guardian - AU

Canberra's decline in young children in 'prime residential areas': report

But analysis also shows Canberra has bucked a national trend.

The Canberra Times

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Canberra suburbs with the most and fewest babies

Canberrans are bucking national baby trend, data reveals.

The Canberra Times

Baby drought as house prices push parents out of cities

Australians are having less babies and the fertility plunge is being blamed on high housing costs with analysis showing parents are being pushed to the fringes.

AAP

Almost 40,000 homes across Australia waiting to be built as interest rates and building costs hit developers

KPMG analysis reveals 15,593 dwellings in NSW and 7,897 in Victoria are yet to break ground despite planning approval amid higher cost of materials and finance

The Guardian - AU

Housing supply threatens ACT's projected jobs boom, expert says

There will be 35,000 new jobs in the next five years: report

The Canberra Times

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‘It makes no sense’: Victorian government urged to reconsider sale of dozens of properties

Residential land acquired for level-crossing removals in Melbourne’s south-east being prepared for sale

The Guardian - AU

Thousands of approved housing projects on hold in Australia as construction costs soar

Apartments and townhouses hardest hit as developers opt for detached home builds that offer ‘much less uncertainty’

The Guardian - AU

Why the great unretirement movement has been on the rise in Australia in the past three years

Many Australian retirees are returning to the workforce these days. For some, it's out of necessity; for others, it's for more philosophical reasons.

ABC News

Future of Brisbane inner-city schools in doubt as population pressure ramps up

Brisbane residents facing a population surge want answers two years after plans were announced to build a new primary school and to redevelop the Gabba, which could threaten an existing school.

ABC News

Can woolgrowers ride an activewear boom out of the industry’s pandemic bust?

As locked-down white-collar workers swapped office wear for tracksuits, wool prices took a tumble

The Guardian - AU

Experts doubt NSW’s $500 after-school care vouchers will get parents back into offices

Dominic Perrottett says scheme will help parents with ‘daily juggle’ but KPMG’s Terry Rawnsley says pandemic behaviours are ‘entrenched’

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