Stories from Australia

The local Metropolitan Land Council in Sydney is looking to develop housing on various sites across 26 local government areas, ranging from Cessnock to Bankstown. The initiative aims to better utilize Crown land to fund council activities and address the ongoing housing supply crisis in New South Wales. This development could significantly alter urban density and land use in the metropolitan region.

The Australian government is reviewing the pricing structures for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) providers to address inequities in service costs. The plan includes securing at least an additional $1 billion in funding. Angus Taylor argues for an extra one billion dollars to bolster fuel reserves. Taylor stated the cost is a common sense approach to meet International Energy Agency requirements for 90 days of fuel supply. He claimed Australians would be willing to bear the cost to reach this ambition. Energy Minister Chris Bowen stated that Australia currently has approximately 30 days of fuel reserves stored onshore. Bowen noted that in a crisis, shipping fuel from the United States would take too long. This follows a previous policy by former Energy Minister Angus Taylor to move Australia's fuel reserves offshore to Texas.