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Urban Taskforce | Media Releases

Urban Taskforce | Media Releases

Appeal court decision resolves Sandon Point, but is a pyrrhic victory for urban development

Written by Administrator on Wednesday, 24 September 2008 00:00.

24 September 2008

Todays decision of the Court of Appeal on the Sandon Point development is a pyrrhic victory for urban development, according to the Urban Taskforce.

New Premier inspires hope for a property industry recovery

Written by Administrator on Friday, 05 September 2008 00:00.

05 September 2008

The appointment of a new Premier inspires hope that the NSW property development industry can recover, according to the Urban Taskforce.

Developers call for a new system of funding political parties

Written by Administrator on Wednesday, 03 September 2008 00:00.

03 September 2008

Developers have repeated their call for a new system of funding political parties, which would involve a complete ban on political donations from anyone, from any industry.

Further fall in home approvals even as interest rates are cut

Written by Administrator on Tuesday, 02 September 2008 00:00.

02 September 2008

New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released today show a further fall in new home approvals while the Reserve Bank cuts interest rates.

Zoning laws hand too much power to shopping centre landlords: Productivity Commission

Written by Administrator on Wednesday, 27 August 2008 00:00.

27 August 2008

Todays Productivity Commission report hammers home the fact that town planning laws are restricting retail competition, according to Aaron Gadiel, chief executive of the Urban Taskforce.

Record jump in rents

Written by Administrator on Thursday, 14 August 2008 00:00.

14 August 2008

Sydney is cursed with ever-rising rents due to the cheap political opportunism of some local government leaders, according to Aaron Gadiel, chief executive of the Urban Taskforce.

ACCC to drag town planning laws out of Soviet era mentality

Written by Administrator on Tuesday, 05 August 2008 00:00.

05 August 2008

Todays Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) call for the reform of town planning laws is a victory for anyone who wants to see more supermarket choice. This recommendation will finally drag town planning laws out of a Soviet era mentality into the 21st century, said Aaron Gadiel, chief executive of the Urban Taskforce.

Rethink on Barangaroo floor space is a win for Sydney

Written by Administrator on Thursday, 31 July 2008 00:00.

31 July 2008

The Urban Taskforce today said the NSW Governments rethink on the amount of floor space at Barangaroo was good news for anyone keen to maintain Sydneys status as a world city.

NSW home approvals plunge to the lowest level in recorded history

Written by Administrator on Wednesday, 30 July 2008 00:00.

30 July 2008

There is no end in sight to NSWs housing affordability crisis, with Australian Bureau of Statistics figures released today showing the lowest number of new home approvals in recorded history, according to the Urban Taskforce.



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