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Major builder’s collapse threatens to cripple Sydney housing pipeline, expert warns | The Daily Telegraph | 05.09.26

There are fears property developer Bathla's $3.4 billion collapse could devastate Western Sydney's…
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Construction businesses falling into insolvency | ABC 702 Sydney | 31.08.26

Around 1,500 construction businesses fell into insolvency last financial year. Urban Taskforce CEO,…
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Mass exodus from building industry as 1500 firms shut across NSW | The Daily Telegraph | 30.08.26

Development industry leaders warn projects in Sydney are being bogged down by taxes,…
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Sydney developer’s $3.3b collapse sparks ‘contagion’ fears across housing sector | Sydney Morning Herald | 30.08.26

There are fears developer Bathla's $3.3 billion collapse could have flow-on effects for…
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Parking slashed for new developments in Sydney’s Inner West | 2GB Sydney | 28.08.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest was interviewed on 2GB's Afternoons with Michael McLaren,…
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Parking slashed for new developments in Sydney’s Inner West | Sydney Morning Herald | 28.08.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald's article…
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Funding for affordable housing gets tick of approval | Australian Conveyancer | 25.08.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest was quoted in the Australian Conveyancer, welcoming the…
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The Sydney Plan | 7News | 13.08.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest has told 7NEWS the NSW Government's Sydney Plan…
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Urban Taskforce welcomes Opposition’s call to reduce red tape on construction | ABC News Radio

Urban Taskforce Australia CEO Tom Forrest was a guest on ABC News Radio…
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Developers abandon projects amid warning Australia is becoming a ‘nation of renters’ | The Australian | 05.08.26

Urban Taskforce Australia Acting CEO Paul Waterhouse has warned the impact of interest…
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Urban Taskforce warns of economic impacts should house prices fall dramatically | 2GB Sydney

Urban Taskforce Australia has warned of financial instability in Australia's banks, as well…
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“If housing prices plummet, new construction will dry up” Tom Forrest, Urban Taskforce CEO, Opinion piece in The Daily Telegraph | 16.07.26

"If housing prices were to fall by, say, 15 per cent, the financial…
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North’s housing is going south | The Daily Telegraph | 10.07.26

A new article published today highlights what Urban Taskforce Australia describes as a…
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NSW was meant to have built 75,000 homes a year for the past two years. The reality isn’t even close | SMH | 03.07.26

Urban Taskforce Australia, CEO Tom Forrest, warned that NSW’s housing shortfall will worsen…
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2GB News | 02.07.2026

Urban Taskforce’s concerns about NSW’s slow housing approvals were picked up in radio…
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Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes Development Coordination Authority | ABC Illawarra | 01.07.26

Urban Taskforce Australia CEO Tom Forrest joined Nick Rheinberger on ABC Illawarra today,…
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State budgets deliver stability but leave housing supply barriers intact, groups warn | Mortgage Professionals | 24.06.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest says the NSW Budget offers some welcome stability…
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LABOR POCKETS A WAR CHEST | Daily Telegraph | 24.06.26

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has set aside a $1.1 billion election year “war…
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NSW Budget | ABC News Sydney | 23.06.26

The NSW Budget included a number of housing announcements, but it missed the…
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SMSF industry reeling over ‘lazy and disappointing’ home borrowing ban | Capital Brief | 23.06.26

The Government’s deal with the Greens to stop SMSFs borrowing to buy residential…
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NSW Budget | 702 ABC Sydney | 23.06.26

Tom Forrest, CEO of Urban Taskforce, was quoted on 702 ABC Sydney on…
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Airbnb warns new Sydney rental rules will punish ordinary families | The Daily Telegraph | 22.06.26

Airbnb says Sydney’s housing crisis is being driven by years of undersupply, not…
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Investor exodus hits apartments as first homebuyer sugar hit wears out | The Australian | 22.06.26

Investor confidence has taken a hit, and that is flowing through to the…
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‘I don’t earn enough to rent anything’: How Sydney’s grand housing vision was whittled away | Sydney Morning Herald | 13.06.26

Sydney’s affordable housing targets will mean little if projects are not viable and…
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‘The worst is yet to come’ for NSW as vital housing approvals plunge | Daily Telegraph | 02.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia CEO, Tom Forrest has warned that NSW’s housing approvals are…
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Three areas of Sydney cut out of housing fast-track | SMH | 28.05.26

The NSW State led Housing Delivery Authority has been under review by the…
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Amid a housing crisis, Sydney can look to global cities for solutions | Sydney Morning Herald | 13.05.26

The SMH compiled a range of initiatives and policy responses across the globe…
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Treasurer’s plan to cut investor demand and boost home ownership | The Daily Telegraph | 13.05.26

While exempting investment in new housing was welcomed, Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest…
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‘Selfish privilege’ or ‘tragic development’? Inside this Sydney suburb’s fight to stop 150 apartments | smh | 11.05.26

Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest, said objections to new homes at Castlecrag show…
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Why developers are building – and selling – in smaller cities | Australian Financial Review | 11.05.26

The AFR has highlighted how more developers are building and selling in smaller…
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High Speed Rail | 7News Sydney | 03.05.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest said he does not believe high-speed rail between…
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Future Western Sydney: NSW warned it risks ‘valley of death’ by cutting major infrastructure projects | The Daily Telegraph | 30.04.26

NSW risks an infrastructure “valley of death” if major projects aren’t continued, threatening…
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Fees forcing builders out of the west | The Daily Telegraph | 27.04.26

Developers are walking away from Western Sydney projects as infrastructure charges and taxes…
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It’s the hottest ticket in the City | Sunday Telegraph | 26.04.26

Strong demand for flights from Western Sydney International Airport shows its potential, but…
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You will obey the loo rules | The Daily Telegraph | 23.04.26

Today’s Daily Telegraph editorial picks up on the Urban Taskforce Australia's critique of…
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Meriton’s decision to leave Sydney | 7News Sydney | 23.04.26

CEO Tom Forrest spoke to 7 News Sydney on the implications of Meriton’s…
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Aspiring Aussies Fear Labor’s CGT Tweaks | The Daily Telegraph | 22.04.26

Urban Taskforce Australia CEO Tom Forrest has warned that blanket changes to capital…
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Bradfield Builds So Business Will Come | The Daily Telegraph | 21.04.26

Bradfield is gaining momentum as Sydney’s newest city, with Urban Taskforce CEO Tom…
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ABS Data | 10 News Sydney | 01.04.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest spoke with Channel 10 News First on the…
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Developers leaving NSW because project feasibility is smashed | The Daily Telegraph | 25.03.26

Urban Taskforce Australia CEO Tom Forrest, alongside industry leader Harry Triguboff, warns that…
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Government must cut spending to help housing affordability | Australian Conveyancer | 17.03.26

Rising interest rates are pushing up housing costs and making it harder to…
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Metro stop will get its residents | The Daily Telegraph | 11.03.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest featured in The Daily Telegraph, commenting that a…
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‘It’s Paddo, not Rio’: The cheap Sydney units being replaced by penthouses with rooftop pools | SMH | 10.03.26

“So what?” was the response Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest to local NIMBY…
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Housing approvals – Underperforming Councils revealed | 2SM | 11.03.26

On the issue of housing approvals and underperforming Sydney councils, Urban Taskforce CEO…
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Sydney councils named and shamed for failing to meet housing crisis targets | The Daily Telegraph | 11.03.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest says housing supply improves when pro-housing councils and…
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Developer upsizing redraws the skyline | Sydney Morning Herald | 09.03.26

Urban Taskforce CEO has backed the NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority, telling the…
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NSW housing approvals plunge as crisis deepens | The Daily Telegraph | 04.03.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest was mentioned in The Daily Telegraph today commenting…
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Apartment Approvals Fall Again as Houses Nudge Up | The Urban Developer | 03.03.26

The Urban Developer has reported on today’s ABS data showing apartment approvals have…
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Sydney’s 2GB Weekends with Luke Grant | 21.02.26

Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest told Sydney’s 2GB Weekends with Luke Grant that…
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Sydney’s abandoned Woollahra train station back in the spotlight as potential housing hotspot | Domain online | 21.02.26

Sydney’s abandoned Woollahra station has become a driving force for much needed change.…
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Major builder’s collapse threatens to cripple Sydney housing pipeline, expert warns | The Daily Telegraph | 05.09.26
There are fears property developer Bathla’s $3.4 billion collapse...
Read More
Construction businesses falling into insolvency | ABC 702 Sydney | 31.08.26
Around 1,500 construction businesses fell into insolvency last financial...
Read More
Mass exodus from building industry as 1500 firms shut across NSW | The Daily Telegraph | 30.08.26
Development industry leaders warn projects in Sydney are being bogged down...
Read More
Sydney developer’s $3.3b collapse sparks ‘contagion’ fears across housing sector | Sydney Morning Herald | 30.08.26
There are fears developer Bathla’s $3.3 billion collapse could have...
Read More
Parking slashed for new developments in Sydney's Inner West | 2GB Sydney | 28.08.26
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest was interviewed on 2GB’s Afternoons...
Read More
Parking slashed for new developments in Sydney’s Inner West | Sydney Morning Herald | 28.08.26
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest was quoted in the Sydney Morning Herald’s...
Read More
Funding for affordable housing gets tick of approval | Australian Conveyancer | 25.08.26
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest was quoted in the Australian Conveyancer,...
Read More
The Sydney Plan | 7News | 13.08.26
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest has told 7NEWS the NSW Government’s...
Read More
Urban Taskforce welcomes Opposition's call to reduce red tape on construction | ABC News Radio
Urban Taskforce Australia CEO Tom Forrest was a guest on ABC News Radio...
Read More
Developers abandon projects amid warning Australia is becoming a ‘nation of renters’ | The Australian | 05.08.26
Urban Taskforce Australia Acting CEO Paul Waterhouse has warned the impact...
Read More
Urban Taskforce warns of economic impacts should house prices fall dramatically | 2GB Sydney
Urban Taskforce Australia has warned of financial instability in Australia’s...
Read More
"If housing prices plummet, new construction will dry up" Tom Forrest, Urban Taskforce CEO, Opinion piece in The Daily Telegraph | 16.07.26
“If housing prices were to fall by, say, 15 per cent, the financial...
Read More
North's housing is going south | The Daily Telegraph | 10.07.26
A new article published today highlights what Urban Taskforce Australia...
Read More
NSW was meant to have built 75,000 homes a year for the past two years. The reality isn’t even close | SMH | 03.07.26
Urban Taskforce Australia, CEO Tom Forrest, warned that NSW’s housing shortfall...
Read More
2GB News | 02.07.2026
Urban Taskforce’s concerns about NSW’s slow housing approvals were picked...
Read More
Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes Development Coordination Authority | ABC Illawarra | 01.07.26
Urban Taskforce Australia CEO Tom Forrest joined Nick Rheinberger on ABC...
Read More
State budgets deliver stability but leave housing supply barriers intact, groups warn | Mortgage Professionals | 24.06.26
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest says the NSW Budget offers some welcome...
Read More
LABOR POCKETS A WAR CHEST | Daily Telegraph | 24.06.26
NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has set aside a $1.1 billion election year...
Read More
NSW Budget | ABC News Sydney | 23.06.26
The NSW Budget included a number of housing announcements, but it missed...
Read More
SMSF industry reeling over ‘lazy and disappointing’ home borrowing ban | Capital Brief | 23.06.26
The Government’s deal with the Greens to stop SMSFs borrowing to buy residential...
Read More
NSW Budget | 702 ABC Sydney | 23.06.26
Tom Forrest, CEO of Urban Taskforce, was quoted on 702 ABC Sydney on Tuesday,...
Read More
Airbnb warns new Sydney rental rules will punish ordinary families | The Daily Telegraph | 22.06.26
Airbnb says Sydney’s housing crisis is being driven by years of undersupply,...
Read More
Investor exodus hits apartments as first homebuyer sugar hit wears out | The Australian | 22.06.26
Investor confidence has taken a hit, and that is flowing through to the...
Read More
‘I don’t earn enough to rent anything’: How Sydney’s grand housing vision was whittled away | Sydney Morning Herald | 13.06.26
Sydney’s affordable housing targets will mean little if projects are not...
Read More
‘The worst is yet to come’ for NSW as vital housing approvals plunge | Daily Telegraph | 02.06.26
Urban Taskforce Australia CEO, Tom Forrest has warned that NSW’s housing...
Read More
Three areas of Sydney cut out of housing fast-track | SMH | 28.05.26
The NSW State led Housing Delivery Authority has been under review by the...
Read More
Amid a housing crisis, Sydney can look to global cities for solutions | Sydney Morning Herald | 13.05.26
The SMH compiled a range of initiatives and policy responses across the...
Read More
Treasurer’s plan to cut investor demand and boost home ownership | The Daily Telegraph | 13.05.26
While exempting investment in new housing was welcomed, Urban Taskforce...
Read More
‘Selfish privilege’ or ‘tragic development’? Inside this Sydney suburb’s fight to stop 150 apartments | smh | 11.05.26
Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest, said objections to new homes at Castlecrag...
Read More
Why developers are building – and selling – in smaller cities | Australian Financial Review | 11.05.26
The AFR has highlighted how more developers are building and selling in...
Read More
High Speed Rail | 7News Sydney | 03.05.26
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest said he does not believe high-speed rail...
Read More
Future Western Sydney: NSW warned it risks ‘valley of death’ by cutting major infrastructure projects | The Daily Telegraph | 30.04.26
NSW risks an infrastructure “valley of death” if major projects aren’t...
Read More
Fees forcing builders out of the west | The Daily Telegraph | 27.04.26
Developers are walking away from Western Sydney projects as infrastructure...
Read More
It’s the hottest ticket in the City | Sunday Telegraph | 26.04.26
Strong demand for flights from Western Sydney International Airport shows...
Read More
You will obey the loo rules | The Daily Telegraph | 23.04.26
Today’s Daily Telegraph editorial picks up on the Urban Taskforce Australia’s...
Read More
Meriton's decision to leave Sydney | 7News Sydney | 23.04.26
CEO Tom Forrest spoke to 7 News Sydney on the implications of Meriton’s...
Read More
Aspiring Aussies Fear Labor's CGT Tweaks | The Daily Telegraph | 22.04.26
Urban Taskforce Australia CEO Tom Forrest has warned that blanket changes...
Read More
Bradfield Builds So Business Will Come | The Daily Telegraph | 21.04.26
Bradfield is gaining momentum as Sydney’s newest city, with Urban Taskforce...
Read More
ABS Data | 10 News Sydney | 01.04.26
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest spoke with Channel 10 News First on the...
Read More
Developers leaving NSW because project feasibility is smashed | The Daily Telegraph | 25.03.26
Urban Taskforce Australia CEO Tom Forrest, alongside industry leader Harry...
Read More
Government must cut spending to help housing affordability | Australian Conveyancer | 17.03.26
Rising interest rates are pushing up housing costs and making it harder...
Read More
Metro stop will get its residents | The Daily Telegraph | 11.03.26
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest featured in The Daily Telegraph, commenting...
Read More
‘It’s Paddo, not Rio’: The cheap Sydney units being replaced by penthouses with rooftop pools | SMH | 10.03.26
“So what?” was the response Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest to local NIMBY...
Read More
Housing approvals - Underperforming Councils revealed | 2SM | 11.03.26
On the issue of housing approvals and underperforming Sydney councils,...
Read More
Sydney councils named and shamed for failing to meet housing crisis targets | The Daily Telegraph | 11.03.26
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest says housing supply improves when pro-housing...
Read More
Developer upsizing redraws the skyline | Sydney Morning Herald | 09.03.26
Urban Taskforce CEO has backed the NSW Government’s Housing Delivery Authority,...
Read More
NSW housing approvals plunge as crisis deepens | The Daily Telegraph | 04.03.26
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest was mentioned in The Daily Telegraph today...
Read More
Apartment Approvals Fall Again as Houses Nudge Up | The Urban Developer | 03.03.26
The Urban Developer has reported on today’s ABS data showing apartment...
Read More
Sydney's 2GB Weekends with Luke Grant | 21.02.26
Urban Taskforce CEO Tom Forrest told Sydney’s 2GB Weekends with Luke Grant...
Read More
Sydney's abandoned Woollahra train station back in the spotlight as potential housing hotspot | Domain online | 21.02.26
Sydney’s abandoned Woollahra station has become a driving force for much...
Read More

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