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Zoning scorecard reveals most housing-friendly city

A group campaigning for more housing construction has released an online atlas examining the zoning laws of each capital city in Australia.

AAP · Jul 12

Melbourne is in the middle of a housing revolution – have the yimbys already won?

Advocates say even they are surprised by Allan government’s embrace of higher density housing, but warn construction costs risk city becoming ‘victim of its success’

The Guardian - AU · Jan 11

High-profile Liberal candidate who pitched herself as a renter admits she owns two properties

Amelia Hamer, who is running in the Victorian seat of Kooyong, has also opposed construction of new apartments in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2025

‘Tone deaf’: Melbourne council criticised over plans to restore ‘heritage’ concrete roads

Historian supports preserving some of the interwar period roads, but Yimby activist criticises Boroondara council plan

The Guardian - AU · Apr 8, 2024

Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop is a multibillion-dollar vision for a ‘city of centres’ – but how long will it take?

Draft papers released earlier this month show how the Victorian government plans to reshape its first six targeted areas. Here’s what we know so far

The Guardian - AU · Dec 28, 2023

Granny flat fever: the pros and cons of living in a ‘second dwelling’

They can offer a lifeline and increase the supply of homes, but can granny flats really solve Australia’s housing crisis?

The Guardian - AU · Dec 16, 2023

PM says Dutton playing politics on Israel-Hamas war response – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 10, 2023

Back yard blitz: are Australia’s heritage laws thwarting housing density?

Urban density advocates say heritage laws are being weaponised to constrain development at a time of housing crisis, but experts say the two can live side by side

The Guardian - AU · Aug 13, 2023

Yes in my back yard! Sydney and Melbourne activists demand ‘soft density’ to ease housing crisis

Disparate groups frustrated by lack of affordable properties are taking the fight to Nimbys as they campaign to relax planning curbs and reinvigorate suburbs

The Guardian - AU · Jul 14, 2023

We Watched 539 Hours Worth Of The Top IMDb Movies Ranked Them By How Diverse Their Casts Were

The numbers? They're not good.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 9, 2022