Don't believe there are more 'spare homes' in Australia. The number of dwellings outpaced population largely due to fewer children. Dwellings and adult population (20+) have grown at the same rate over the last 50 years. https://t.co/0J5kAtdwwa
Broadly the two things correlated with declining birthrates are female education and access to contraception. I wonder which the Nationals are thinking of taking away… #auspol
@kinson88@iainpayten Fair enough.
Listening to this week’s ep now. Cleared up a few rumours and misunderstandings from around the rugby sphere. Thanks for making it!
NIMBYism from local councils doesn't just affect private housing — it hurts social housing too.
Restrictive zoning raises land costs, and the risks of local NIMBYs waging war on projects make it more difficult to build social housing where it's most needed.
Incredible to transition from "these planning reforms will destroy our community with towers" into "but it isn't viable to build towers" without any hesitation at all.
Truly great minds in the party of Menzies
Every time I open that accursed document (the apartment design guide) I find a new, absolutely hideous building or design feature described in glowing terms (and then effectively mandated) e.g: