Newsletter – Page 2 – Urban Taskforce

Media Release | Urban Taskforce agrees with PC: default to “yes” on housing supply | 28.07.26

Acting Urban Taskforce Australia CEO, Paul Waterhouse, says that the Productivity...

Woollhara Affordable Housing Policy | 26.07.26

I write in relation to Woollahra Council’s draft affordable housing policy,...

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 24 July 2026

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 24 JULY 2026 In this edition… 1. Local government...

Media Release | Bondi Junction Masterplan shows how vision can unlock housing | 22.07.26

Urban Taskforce Australia Acting CEO Paul Waterhouse said Waverley Council’s...

Media Release | Local government incentives are the right move for housing supply | 21.07.26

Acting Urban Taskforce Australia CEO, Paul Waterhouse, said that the NSW...

Lane Cove Draft Planning Agreement | 21.07.2026

I write in relation to Lane Cove Council’s proposed Planning Agreements...

Lane Cove Affordable Housing Policy | 21.07.26

I write in relation to Lane Cove Council’s draft affordable housing policy,...

Brookvale Precinct Planning Proposal | 21.07.26

I write in relation to the planning proposal for Brookvale that is being...

Urban Taskforce warns of economic impacts should house prices fall dramatically | 2GB Sydney

Urban Taskforce Australia has warned of financial instability in Australia’s...

"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...

Draft Biodiversity Conservation Amendment (Biodiversity Offsets Scheme) Regulation 2026 | 16.07.26

Urban Taskforce Australia has reviewed the Draft Biodiversity Conservation...

Affordable Housing Managers Regulatory Framework | 10.07.26

I write in relation to the draft regulations and Affordable Housing Mangers...

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 10.07.26

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 10 July 2026 In this edition… 1. ABS Quarterly...

North's housing is going south | The Daily Telegraph | 10.07.26

A new article published today highlights what Urban Taskforce Australia...

Media Release | ABS approvals data – A fine grain analysis of LGA performance | 09.07.26

Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest, said that yesterday’s ABS statistics...

Media Release | ABS Quarterly Commencements and Completions data shows a decline in housing supply | 08.07.26

Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest, said that today’s quarterly ABS commencements...

Developer charges and recycled water prices for metropolitan water businesses | 06.07.26

I write in relation to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s...

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...

2GB News | 02.07.2026

Urban Taskforce’s concerns about NSW’s slow housing approvals were picked...

Media Release | ABS data on new dwelling approvals: consistently under-achieving | 01.07.26

Urban Taskforce Australia CEO, Tom Forrest, said today that ABS housing...

Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes Development Coordination Authority | ABC Illawarra | 01.07.26

Urban Taskforce Australia CEO Tom Forrest joined Nick Rheinberger on ABC...

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 26.06.26

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 26 JUNE 2026 In this edition… 1. TOGA’s...

Media Release | TOGA’s Surry Hills Village development takes out Urban Taskforce Development of the Year | 26.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia CEO, Tom Forrest, this evening welcomed the announcement...

Inner West Draft Development Control Plan | 26.06.26

I write in response to the public exhibition of the Inner West Draft Development...

Variations and changes to complying development | 24.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia appreciates the Department’s intent to make the...

Low-rise housing reforms and targeted assessment | 24.06.26

I write in relation to the consultation on the above discussion paper. Urban...

Bondi Junction Master Plan | 24.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes Council’s new Master Plan for Bondi...

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...

LABOR POCKETS A WAR CHEST | Daily Telegraph | 24.06.26

NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey has set aside a $1.1 billion election year...

NSW Budget | ABC News Sydney | 23.06.26

The NSW Budget included a number of housing announcements, but it missed...

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...

NSW Budget | 702 ABC Sydney | 23.06.26

Tom Forrest, CEO of Urban Taskforce, was quoted on 702 ABC Sydney on Tuesday,...

Media Release | NSW Budget – a lost opportunity for housing supply | 23.06.26

Urban Taskforce CEO, Tom Forrest, said today’s Budget acknowledges a significant...

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,...

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...

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 19.06.26

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 19 June 2026 In this edition…...

Housing for All: Discussion paper | 19.06.26

To read the full submission, CLICK HERE I write in relation to the Housing...

Mosman Residential DCP – Amendments – Low- and Mid-Rise Housing | 16.06.26

I write in relation to the current exhibition of Mosman’s draft development...

‘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...

Housing Supply Regulation | 15.06.26

I write in response to the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into housing...

Planning Proposal for a New Liverpool Local Environmental Plan | 11.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia notes Liverpool City Council’s decision to split...

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 and Income Tax Rate Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1) Bill 2026 | 09.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia is a not-for-profit peak industry organisation...

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 05.06.26

URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 5 June 2026 In this edition…...

Aerotropolis Integrated Stormwater DSP | 09.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia is concerned that the proposed price per developable...

Inner West Draft Affordable Housing Policy | 09.06.26

The Council’s proposed policy will create unnecessarily barriers for development,...

Media Release | Urban Taskforce welcomes reversal of the HDA Review | 03.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia CEO, Tom Forrest, today welcomed the Minns Government’s...

Statewide Community Participation Plan | 03.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia welcomes the introduction of a single statewide...

‘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...

Media Release | ABS data on new dwelling approvals spell caution | 02.06.26

Urban Taskforce Australia CEO, Tom Forrest, said today that ABS housing...

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...