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Since the turn of the century the affluent suburb of Mosman, in Sydney’s lower North Shore, has increased it’s housing supply by six percent
Australia has a housing crisis. But some of the wealthiest councils in the country are doing almost nothing about it.
Since 2001, Mosman on Sydney's lower North Shore has built just 749 new homes, a six percent increase.
In the same period, Parramatta — in Sydney’s west — built over 51,000.
In the 2025-26 financial year, Hunters Hill — also in the North — approved 28 new homes.
While in the west, Blacktown approved over 2,200.
The affluent LGA of Stonnington, in Melbourne, voted unanimously to oppose reforms allowing 16 storey tall buildings
And in Perth, some councils have been pushing back at the idea of any kind of high density housing.
This is what it looks like when the councils that could build choose not to, and what happens when state governments try to make them.
For my full rundown check out today’s video:
Making the robots pay 🤖
Australia is trying to rebuild its entire energy grid while billion-dollar tech companies knock on the door and demand a massive slice.
The government says it'll make data centres pay for their own power. But there's a catch in the wording.
Watch my rundown below:
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