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Controversial MLC Building Heritage Listing Overturned – Urban Developer, 19 July 2022

Urban Taskforce chief executive Tom Forrest said the overturning of the heritage-listing demonstrated…
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SMH and Tele agree: Planning system in NSW needs bold reform – Sourecable, 7 July 2022

"It is rare to see the editorial pages of both the major Sydney…
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“There is a desperate need to link housing supply and new jobs with infrastructure delivery and sound planning,” – Daily Telegraph, 5 July 2022

In an article by Matthew Benns published in Daily Telegraph today, Urban Taskforce…
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Eastern suburbs development: Woollahra councillors overdevelopment fears, housing targets to be eclipsed – Daily Telegraph, 27 June 2022

Urban Taskforce chief executive Tom Forrest said the targets for the Woollahra LGA…
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Urban Taskforce quoted on Channel 9 ‘It is all about Supply’.

Urban Taskforce was quoted on Channel 9 last night stating that it is…
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NSW to Replace Stamp Duty with Land Tax – Sourceable, 14 June 2022

CEO of developer lobby group Urban Taskforce, welcomed the reported moves. Forest says…
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Staying Ahead (by shifting the goalposts!) – Sourecable, 3 June 2022

They have solved the problem of housing supply and shortages in infrastructure by…
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We reserve homes for over 55s. Why don’t we have villages for first home buyers? – Brisbane Times, 18 May 2022

Tom Forrest, chief executive of Urban Taskforce Australia, a developer lobby group, said…
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Why Are Both Major Parties Ignoring Housing Supply? – Sourecable, 17 May 2022

The focus on housing affordability as the policy centerpiece of both Opposition and the…
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Morrison unveils major super reform to get into property market – Australian Property Journal, 16 May 2022

Forrest said the Coalition and Labor’s policies ignored the housing supply crisis and…
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Woollahra’s newest NIMBY idea: Don’t count parks or schools as land – Brisbane Times, 11 April 2022

Two Woollahra councillors have proposed a novel way to reduce the number of…
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NSW’s Controversial Design and Place SEPP Scrapped – The Urban Developer, 5 April 2022

Urban Taskforce chief executive Tom Forrest, a vocal opponent of the “utopian” SEPP, welcomed the…
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Controversial MLC Building Heritage Listing Overturned - Urban Developer, 19 July 2022
Urban Taskforce chief executive Tom Forrest said the overturning of the...
Read More
SMH and Tele agree: Planning system in NSW needs bold reform – Sourecable, 7 July 2022
“It is rare to see the editorial pages of both the major Sydney newspapers...
Read More
"There is a desperate need to link housing supply and new jobs with infrastructure delivery and sound planning,” - Daily Telegraph, 5 July 2022
In an article by Matthew Benns published in Daily Telegraph today, Urban...
Read More
Eastern suburbs development: Woollahra councillors overdevelopment fears, housing targets to be eclipsed - Daily Telegraph, 27 June 2022
Urban Taskforce chief executive Tom Forrest said the targets for the Woollahra...
Read More
Urban Taskforce quoted on Channel 9 'It is all about Supply'.
Urban Taskforce was quoted on Channel 9 last night stating that it is all...
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NSW to Replace Stamp Duty with Land Tax - Sourceable, 14 June 2022
CEO of developer lobby group Urban Taskforce, welcomed the reported moves. Forest...
Read More
Staying Ahead (by shifting the goalposts!) - Sourecable, 3 June 2022
They have solved the problem of housing supply and shortages in infrastructure...
Read More
We reserve homes for over 55s. Why don’t we have villages for first home buyers? - Brisbane Times, 18 May 2022
Tom Forrest, chief executive of Urban Taskforce Australia, a developer...
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Why Are Both Major Parties Ignoring Housing Supply? - Sourecable, 17 May 2022
The focus on housing affordability as the policy centerpiece of both Opposition...
Read More
Morrison unveils major super reform to get into property market - Australian Property Journal, 16 May 2022
Forrest said the Coalition and Labor’s policies ignored the housing supply...
Read More
Woollahra’s newest NIMBY idea: Don’t count parks or schools as land - Brisbane Times, 11 April 2022
Two Woollahra councillors have proposed a novel way to reduce the number...
Read More
NSW’s Controversial Design and Place SEPP Scrapped - The Urban Developer, 5 April 2022
Urban Taskforce chief executive Tom Forrest, a vocal opponent of the “utopian”...
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