Business News The state government has announced four senior public service appointments but needs to recruit five new directors general, including at the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. UDIA WA chief executive Tanya Steinbeck welcomed today’s reshuffle, calling it an opportunity to put fresh eyes on reforms to the planning system, environmental approvals system and local […]
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THE WEST AUSTRALIAN It’s time to reshape the way we talk about housing affordability, diversity and density in Perth, according to the Department of Communities director of business development Nigel Hindmarsh. Mr Hindmarsh, speaking on a panel at an Urban Development Institute of Australia WA Solving the Housing Affordability Challenge lunch last week, said there […]
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THE DWELLING CONSTRUCTION PIPELINE IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA RECEIVED A FURTHER BOOST, WITH THE SEPTEMBER QUARTER RECORDING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF DWELLING CONSTRUCTION APPROVALS SINCE 1988. Figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today showed that dwelling approvals – a leading indicator of dwelling construction – in WA increased 6.3 per cent over the three […]
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