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Urban Taskforce | Media Releases
Urban Taskforce | Media Releases
NSW housing approval trend is bad for housing supply and affordability
03 March 2017
The January 2017 NSW housing approval numbers from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicate a downward trend with a drop of 26.5% between July 2016 and January 2017, says the Urban Taskforce.
Housing delivery positions a good beginning for Sydney’s housing crisis
27 February 2017
The advertising of seven new positions to drive housing delivery by the Department of Planning and Environment is a good first step to help Sydney’s housing crisis, says the Urban Taskforce.
Premier needs to take a stronger role with housing supply during the transition to merged councils
15 February 2017
The Premier, Gladys Berejiklian’s reason for continuing with Sydney council mergers is to increase housing supply but approvals are dropping partly due to the confusion of the merger process, says the Urban Taskforce.
Green claims of ‘massive overdevelopment’ misunderstand where people want to live
07 February 2017
The data analysis on Sydney council housing targets produced by the Greens spokesperson for Urban Growth and Renewal, Jamie Parker, confuses locations where people want to live with ‘overdevelopment’, says the Urban Taskforce.
NSW Housing Minister must act as approvals dropping fast
02 February 2017
The latest ABS housing approval data for NSW indicates a big drop over 5 months giving the new Housing Minister a big challenge, says the Urban Taskforce.
NSW Government should consider ‘shared service model’ if Sydney council mergers are to be rethought
02 February 2017
The NSW Government should consider a shared service model as an alternative to amalgamations of councils in the Sydney Metropolitan Area if there is to be a rethink of the mergers, says the Urban Taskforce.
Minister Roberts must drive housing supply
30 January 2017
Premier Berejiklian’s new ministry must drive housing supply and ensure NSW retains its position as Australia’s leading state, says the Urban Taskforce.
Gladys needs to drive planning system changes to resolve the housing affordability crisis
24 January 2017
It is good news that the NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, has nominated housing affordability as one of her top priorities, says the Urban Taskforce.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian can continue the strong economic growth of NSW
23 January 2017
The election of Gladys Berejiklian as NSW Premier and of Dominic Perrottet as Deputy Leader of the NSW Liberal Party will give confidence to the property industry, says the Urban Taskforce.
