Perth's Housing Boom: Policymakers Face Critical Affordable Growth Decisions
As the city grapples with a surge in demand, policymakers must make crucial choices to ensure affordable and sustainable growth.
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Perth Households Receive Mixed Cost-of-Living Relief Under Federal Policy
As inflation pressures persist, Perth families are eligible for a mix of targeted payments and tax adjustments, but combined impact remains modest relative to local cost-of-living pressures.
Perth's Housing Crisis: A Decade of Policy Failures Explained
From Metronet delays to migration surges, the perfect storm brewing in suburbs from Northbridge to Thornlie has roots stretching back years.
AUKUS Defence Contracts Policy: Perth Candidates Spotlight Local Job Impacts Compared to Adelaide and Melbourne
Perth residents in suburbs near HMAS Stirling stand to see more defence-related employment under the contracts, while candidates note the distribution differs from shipbuilding hubs in South Australia and Victoria.
Western Australia's New Housing Policy Reshapes Perth's Middle-Ring Suburbs
Latest changes to WA’s housing and planning rules are set to bring more apartments and social housing to Perth’s middle-ring suburbs, while some existing homeowners may see more construction and fewer guarantees for neighbourhood character.
Perth Residents Have No Direct Ballot Measures to Vote On, But Here Is What That Means Compared to Other Australian Cities
Australia's constitutional design leaves Perth and all West Australians without the citizen-initiated referendum mechanisms common in other democracies, a gap that shapes how policy changes on everything from iron ore royalties to public transport actually reach voters.
Senate Bill Grants Perth Residents Manual Review of Denied Home Care Packages
Legislation passed this week to reinstate human oversight of funding decisions means Perth residents denied home care packages may now have their cases reviewed by staff rather than algorithm alone.
State shifts planning powers to speed Perth infill apartment approvals
Changes to local government planning authority could speed up apartment and townhouse approvals in established suburbs, but leave councils with less say over neighbourhood character.
Metronet Rail Expansion Funding: Northern Perth Seats Secure New Stations While Eastern Suburbs Remain Without Projects
Residents along approved Metronet corridors in Perth's north will gain direct rail access to the CBD, whereas households in outer eastern suburbs continue to rely on buses and roads for work and school travel.
Perth Housing Boom Forces Critical Policy Decisions on Affordability
As the city grapples with a surge in demand, policymakers must make crucial choices to ensure affordable and sustainable growth