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Amended planning laws pass as focus shifts to new territory plan

The ACT's much-debated planning bill has become law.

The Canberra Times · Jun 6, 2023

Not enough notice of planning bill amendments: community council

More than 100 amendments to the planning bill are being debated on Tuesday.

The Canberra Times · Jun 5, 2023

'Predetermined outcome' undermined ACT planning reform

There needs to be better consultation with the community, the council says.

The Canberra Times · May 24, 2023

Tenant anger over landlord's plan to convert entire row of North Hobart flats into short stay

A landlord's plans to convert an entire row of terrace-house flats into short-stay accommodation may end tenants' leases in the midst of the rental crisis.

ABC News · Mar 28, 2023

Egypt Sees High Demand from Investors after Currency Drop

Egypt is seeing good investor appetite for stakes in its state-owned enterprises, the country's planning minister said on Wednesday, as the government pursues partial privatizations to drum up funds after a sharp fall in the value of its currency. Egypt, faced with a currency crunch exacerbated by the war in…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 18, 2023

New Scottish framework promises to be ‘turning point’ for planning

Finalised proposals for the system are being tabled in the Scottish Parliament today

Insider UK · Nov 8, 2022

No deal for Falkirk Council as SNP remain minority administration

SNP and Labour leave Conservatives behind - but no formal agreement is made

Daily Record · May 26, 2022

Concerns over territory priority project powers

The ACT government unveiled it's long-awaited exposure draft bill on the new planning act on Wednesday.

The Canberra Times · Mar 16, 2022

Greater Kashmir journalist detained, his family says they have not been informed why

At the “Media Facilitation Centre” in Srinagar’s Sarovar Portico, three glum faces await the arrival of Rohit Kansal, Jammu and Kashmir’s Principal Secretary of Planning. The three individuals are the family members of 28-year-old Irfan Amin Malik, a Tral-based journalist working for Greater Kashmir, the largest circulated daily in Kashmir. 

Newslaundry · Aug 15, 2019