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The Gordon apartment complex features 106 apartments across two buildings of seven and eight storeys.

This NSW housing authority has been inundated with proposals. Only two have been approved

Planning Minister Paul Scully says he’s not disappointed in the state’s housing approvals, but admits he would prefer to be “much further advanced”.

  • Megan Gorrey

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Former NSW Fire and Rescue commissioner Greg Mullins.

‘Lives at risk’: former emergency service leaders blast government over development ‘lunacy’ in Sydney’s west

“Developers’ profits are trumping community safety” over plans to develop in Hawkesbury-Nepean valley.

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A concept image of what the new venue will look like when completed.

‘Extremely disappointed’: Minister defies residents’ noise complaints to dump Barangaroo curfew

The state’s planning minister has scotched concerns from inner-city residents to reinstate 24/7 trading hours at a nearly completed arts and cultural venue.

  • Megan Gorrey and David Barwell
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No bulldozers and towers: Defence sites dominate talk of Sydney’s housing future

The state government says it is investigating potential options for the inner-city Victoria Barracks, but ruled out “huge apartment towers”.

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The scheme means developers can secure funding earlier and projects slowed by pre-sale hurdles can proceed.

Why a divisive plan to build 227 homes on the old Balmain Leagues site will be fast-tracked

Construction of three residential towers up to 16 storeys will begin within months on the languishing Victoria Road site.

  • Megan Gorrey
The Blackwattle Bay precinct west of Sydney’s business district will gain more than 7000 new homes.

1400 homes, 35-storey towers: The plan to transform Sydney’s old fish market site

Hundreds of apartments will replace the old fish market complex on one of the last undeveloped stretches of the harbour.

  • Megan Gorrey
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Construction on the Gordon project, located on Park Avenue, is expected to start in mid-2026.

Sydney apartment block the first approved under planning fast track

The green light for the project comes as the Housing Delivery Authority faces scrutiny for using an unauthorised AI tool to assess major residential proposals.

  • Megan Gorrey
The Minns government’s push to increase housing density around train stations has sparked outcry in some established suburbs.

There will be 6.5m Sydney residents by 2045. Here’s where they’re going to live

Sydney’s fast-growing population will be concentrated around dozens of “interconnected centres”, anchored by three crucial CBDs, spread across the city in the next 20 years.

  • Megan Gorrey
NSW planning official Aoife Wynter has been removed from her post for using an unauthorised AI tool to assess major housing projects.

Planning official used husband’s AI tool to fast-track hundreds of Sydney housing proposals

The government’s signature housing development agency is scrambling to reassess projects delivering more than 100,000 homes.

  • Alexandra Smith and Max Maddison
The plans include a sports field and exercise tracks with lighting on the main routes to boost safety.

First look at the $50m plan to slice Moore Park golf course in half

Putt-putt and playgrounds are in the detailed proposal to shrink the championship length course to nine holes – a move golfers have stridently opposed.

  • Megan Gorrey