The West Australian The departing boss of WA’s Urban Development Institute of Australia says Perth is a teenager “still growing up” and trying to find its identity. UDIA chief executive Allison Hailes said the end of the mining boom had cost Perth its identity and it needed to find a new “brand” to attract more […]
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Business News The state government is pushing ahead with implementing an expedited planning pathway. One of the state government’s top priorities in early 2020 when COVID-19 arrived in Australia was safeguarding the economy. Among the key measures identified to achieve this outcome was the acceleration of proposed planning reforms, including a new development application process […]
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WAToday Perth’s notoriety as one of the most sprawling cities in the world shows no signs of abating, with new figures revealing the rate of urban infill has fallen to its second-lowest level on record. The construction of new residential dwellings in urban areas has fallen to 29 per cent, well short of the state […]
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