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Australia plans to sell off defence land to developers – but could it deliver homes instead?

Written by Katherine Sundermann, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning and Design, Monash University

The St Kilda training depot in Melbourne, one of the Defence Department sites earmarked for sale.Defence Department

The federal government plans to sell A$3 billion of Department of Defence properties on prime land across Australia, including Paddington in Sydney, St Kilda in Melbourne and Victoria Barracks in Brisbane.

The sales may help the...

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Australia plans to sell off defence land to developers – but could it deliver homes instead?

As tonnes of illegal tobacco sneak in past our borders, we risk missing a threat that could cost us billions

Amid a surge in energy prices, a windfall tax on gas profits could be the best way to protect households

Insolvencies have spiked – would a law change let more businesses trade their way out of trouble?

As global trade rules falter, how can Australia protect itself from economic coercion?

The shout is fading as Aussies hit their spending limits

Fertiliser costs are soaring amid war in the Middle East. Will your grocery bill follow?

Traditions of Rural Bali at Villa Sabana

Essential Reasons to Opt for a Professional Valuation Before Selling Your Commercial Property

Stake launches new web platform with enhanced analysis tools

future expectations causing sharemarket gyrations and interest rate doubts

Morning or evening type? Choice of hours is the next big thing in workplace flexibility

Colter Bay Capital Launches as Australia’s Newest Institutional Private Credit Fund

Global Thryv voices bring a sharper lens to International Women’s Day

AI curiosity fuels new wave of employee-led innovation in Australia

Is your search bar your competitor’s best salesperson?

AIIMS Group and AdVisible merge

Block's layoffs are a design win. Here's why

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