THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING IS UPDATING THEIR POLICY ON THE PROTECTION OF THE JANDAKOT GROUNDWATER SUPPLY MOUND. THE POLICY EXTENDS INTO SIX LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES MAKING AN OVERARCHING POLICY ESSENTIAL FOR GETTING QUALITY OUTCOMES WITHOUT UNNECESSARY STERILISATION OF LAND. Stretching from the City of Canning in the north to the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale in […]
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THE WEST AUSTRALIAN The WA chapter of the Urban Development Institute of Australia is reconsidering its opposition to land tax — in return for eliminating stamp duty on property transfers — in a bid to reenergise the State’s lethargic economy. “I think at the moment everything is up for debate,” UDIA WA president Nick Allingame […]
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The Sunday Times The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has announced it is considering reducing the seven per cent oor on serviceability calculations for residential mortgages, instead allowing banks to assess loans at 2.5 per cent above current rates. Currently, APRA requires lenders to assess whether or not a consumer can afford a loan […]
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