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Tax & Legal • 01 Dec 2023
No ‘silver bullet’ for housing found in Victorian parliamentary inquiry
A parliamentary inquiry into Victoria’s rental and housing affordability crisis delivered mixed opinions on stamp duty, vacant land tax and social housing strategies.
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Tax & Legal • 30 Nov 2023
Better building protections for home renos flagged in Victoria
Builders who take deposits for major renovations or building projects will be heavily penalised if they don’t have the correct insurances in place, as Victoria looks...
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Tax & Legal • 30 Nov 2023
ACT launches a new planning system
Canberra has introduced a new Planning Act for the first time in 15 years, in what the government has described as “a once in a generation change”.
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Tax & Legal • 29 Nov 2023
Planning reforms put 100k-plus new homes in the radar in NSW
The amended planning laws could deliver 112,000 new homes across Greater Sydney, the Hunter, the Central Coast and the Illawarra.
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Tax & Legal • 27 Nov 2023
Engineered stone ban gets backing from SA government
The state has thrown its weight behind the banning of engineered stone, which has become a commonplace feature in Aussie kitchens and bathrooms over the past few years.
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Tax & Legal • 24 Nov 2023
Act now for serious building defects, owners corporations urged
Time is “running out” for owners corporations wanting to register for an NSW initiative that looks to address serious defects within recently completed and occupied...
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Tax & Legal • 22 Nov 2023
‘Bitumen bandits’ spotted in South Australia
South Australians have been warned to stay on the alert after reports of scam tradies have surfaced.
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Tax & Legal • 21 Nov 2023
Qld government doubles grant for first home buyers
The Palaszczuk government has raised the First Home Owner Grant to $30,000 in a bid to ease cost-of-living pressures.
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Tax & Legal • 17 Nov 2023
Qld reforms make it easier for body corporates to sell up
New laws in the Sunshine State look to protect unit owners and body corporates dealing with deteriorating properties, as well as land buyers looking to build.
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Tax & Legal • 15 Nov 2023
Granny flats get the green light in Victoria
By December 2023, it will be much easier for Victorians to build a “small second home” on their property.
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