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Latest Aug 4, 2026
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The Fifth Estate - Western Sydney University has signed an agreement with Holdmark Group, which may be about to add its name to the rarified list of developers able to manage the tough office to residential conversion challenge. That’s if things go to plan. Holdmark Group and WSU in office to student digs…
The Fifth Estate - While Australia continues to invest in factories, automation and manufacturing capacity, governments are beginning to build the rules that determine whether factory made housing can move through the wider building system with confidence. Australia’s evolving MMC – a national perspective on policy…
The Fifth Estate - The New South wales government has released the draft masterplan for 500 homes to help displaced residents of Lismore on the New South Wales north coast, after catastrophic floods in 2022. Housing finally announced for displaced Lismore residents is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's…
The Fifth Estate - With the end of the National Rental Affordability Scheme, ABC Four Corners revealed damning evidence that developers were also using the government’s lucrative infill affordable housing scheme to build luxury apartments. Affordable housing is earning developers millions; it’s time to change tack…
The Fifth Estate - Solving the affordably housing crisis requires state initiatives to be appropriately targeted and sustained. So far, NSW is stumbling. It’s no wonder voters look fondly on One Nation; sure, they’ll wreck the joint but could we tell the difference? When selecting classical archetypes on which to…
The Fifth Estate - After a deadly heat wave exposed the limits of long-term climate planning, Paris is accelerating urban redesign through greener streets, cooler buildings and climate-resilient neighbourhoods. The city that won’t wait until 2050 is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability…
The Fifth Estate - Public hearing for coal mine underway, falling house prices, EV truck deal Public hearing for coal mine; Private developers for affordable housing; Polls on house prices is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper.
The Fifth Estate - Weather events regularly cause catastrophic damage to property across Australia. Yet, for decades, Australia has treated natural disasters as temporary shocks to the housing market. When floods become business as usual, property values stop recovering is a story from The Fifth Estate ,…
The Fifth Estate - The solutions to the building defect problem must be multipronged and address incentives and capacity, writes Andrea Sharam. And building code enforcement is essential to a properly functioning insurance system and to consumer rights. Code compliance and raising builders’ margins are key to…
The Fifth Estate - Technology is changing many of the ways we access information, particularly through AI and is now about to shake up how housing is built in Australia. As part of the NSW government’s recent budget, the Premier and Treasurer have announced that the government “will invest in a world-class facility…
The Fifth Estate - Mirvac has completed the electrification of its EY Centre at 200 George Street in Sydney, which it co-owns with M&G Real Estate, making it the fifth fully electric office building in its portfolio. Electrified buildings are in high demand, which is why Mirvac electrified its fifth building is a…
The Fifth Estate - We need to retrofit the entire planet to survive the coming heat waves. In Australia, we already knew what to expect. The world is burning; we need to retrofit the planet is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper.
The Fifth Estate - A joint initiative by Landcom and Orange City Council will set a new sustainability benchmark, combining net zero ready, all electric homes with water-sensitive urban design, affordable housing, and biodiversity protection. The project is leveraging its location, designed on a water catchment…
The Fifth Estate - More than 530 tonnes of food scraps from apartments are set to be diverted from landfills under a $4 million trial funded by the South East Queensland Council of Mayors and participating local councils. Beyond the green bin: rethinking food waste in multi-unit dwellings is a story from The Fifth…
The Fifth Estate - The federal government is set to offload about $3 billion of land thanks to surplus defence sites and a CSIRO Ginninderra site near Canberra that’s past its use by date. What a great opportunity to change the game on housing, according to reasoned independent Australian Capital Territory senator…
The Fifth Estate - PROJECT FILES: The completion of the 6-Star Green Star Design redevelopment marks the first mass-timber social housing project in New South Wales, and one of the state’s earliest Class 2 timber apartment buildings. Completed in April 2026, the redevelopment by Homes NSW in partnership with The…
The Fifth Estate - Australia is losing $11 billion to landowners capitalising on windfall gains every year, thanks to upzoning (or government funded infrastructure). Windfall gains: Calling time on this one thing could abolish stamp duty – why aren’t we using it? is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's…
The Fifth Estate - Moving from the popular presale model to a build then sell model would provide additional funds for the builder, increase the quality of housing, stabilise demand, increase workplace stability and encourage labour retention, said Andrea Sharam. So why are we not using it? Why are we still…
The Fifth Estate - The sustainability world is heating up. Again. After the knocks and twists of the past few years, the climate denying political agenda is now one big yawn. On Living Buildings, toxic materials and a nice office-resi conversion from Dexus in Brisbane is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's…
The Fifth Estate - Victoria may soon be the first Australian jurisdiction to mandate the creation of building manuals, but not without caveats. Victoria’s building manuals are a good start is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper.
The Fifth Estate - Sydney is no stranger to extreme heat. In January 2020, Penrith in Western Sydney reached 48.9 degrees, the highest temperature ever recorded in Greater Sydney. By 2050, many Sydney apartments built to today’s standards could be too hot for weeks at a time is a story from The Fifth Estate ,…
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