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Industry Issues 17-08-23
From the CEO Whilst it didn’t capture the hearts and minds of Australians as much as the Matildas match yesterday, National Cabinet’s commitments to deliver more housing supply certainly grabbed the attention of…
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Industry Issues 10-08-23
From the CEO In April 2021, UDIA WA submitted to the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage our very clear position on the proposed Medium Density Code. We support the policy outcomes the…
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Industry Issues 03-08-23
From the CEO This week we continue to make headway in resolving member issues with power infrastructure and the implementation of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act. UDIA WA met with members of the…
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Industry Issues 27-07-23
From the CEO Just when you think you’ve put out a spot fire, either another one appears or the original fire re-emerges with greater intensity and impact than when it started. Whether its…
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Industry Issues 20-07-23
From the CEO Our world is full of inconvenient truths. The inconvenient truth of the impact of climate change was brushed aside for decades. It is often far easier and more ‘convenient’ to…
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Industry Issues 13-07-23
From the CEO One of UDIA National’s Research Partners in our annual State of the Land Report, Colin Keane from Research 4, released his June 2023 Quarter National Greenfield Update today. With total…
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Industry Issues 06-07-23
From the CEO The results are in. In response to UDIA WA’s Top 10 Greatest Friction Points in Property Development survey, here’s what we heard… Right now, the number one friction point causing…
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Industry Issues 29-06-23
From the CEO The quality of the questions you ask have an enormous impact on every aspect of your life. In advocacy, this could not be more critical when trying to understand the…
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Industry Issues 22-06-23
From the CEO “There’s a fraction too much friction….” If you are old enough to remember this 1983 classic track by Tim Finn, you have also likely been around this industry long enough…
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Industry Issues 15-06-23
From the CEO Only two things in life are certain; death and taxes.* *N.B. The definition of taxes as written above incorporates slugging the development industry for doing the heavy lifting in providing…
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Draft Public Open Space Policy released for public comment
Amidst the current housing crisis that is impacting Western Australia, the State Government has released a draft Public Open Space Policy that, if implemented, will impact the viability of infill projects and housing…
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UDIA National advocacy update on HAFF
Since January, UDIA WA has been supporting UDIA National’s advocacy efforts on the delivery and implementation of the Housing Affordability Future Fund (HAFF). During this time UDIA National has been engaged across all…
