URBAN LIVING NETWORK | 8 May 2026
In this edition...
1. Federal Budget cannot afford to ignore the housing supply crisis
2. NSW Building Bill marks the beginning of the end for ambulance chasing lawyers – a win for Urban Taskforce
3. Housing approvals up – but storm clouds ahead for housing supply
4. High Speed Train will go the way of Inland Rail
5. Planning Minister knocks 7 HDA projects off the SSD list
6. Quote of the week
7. Is the “Ghost of Fairfax Past” haunting the corridors of the SMH?
8. Council watch
9. Blacktown Council’s right of reply – we’re not all Smaugs!
10. Planning Portal update
11. Members in the news
2. NSW Building Bill marks the beginning of the end for ambulance chasing lawyers – a win for Urban Taskforce
3. Housing approvals up – but storm clouds ahead for housing supply
4. High Speed Train will go the way of Inland Rail
5. Planning Minister knocks 7 HDA projects off the SSD list
6. Quote of the week
7. Is the “Ghost of Fairfax Past” haunting the corridors of the SMH?
8. Council watch
9. Blacktown Council’s right of reply – we’re not all Smaugs!
10. Planning Portal update
11. Members in the news
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