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More dedicated bikeways are promised through the Adelaide CBD, with council and the South Australian Government putting in $6 million each.
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Bulldozers appear on a small patch of land adjacent to the Eric Singleton Bird Sanctuary to clear the block for a housing development, leaving local residents outraged.
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One of Perth's first formal parks, Russell Square, has endured the ups and downs of Northbridge's fortunes and is now a popular meeting point once again.
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| UpdatedWhen it comes to saying Manuka out loud, two slightly different pronunciations emerge.
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| UpdatedPunt Road, one of Melbourne's busiest and most congested inner-city arterials, will be turned in a 24-hour clearway zone next month after "extensive consultation", the Victorian Government says.
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About 10 kilometres of bike and pedestrian paths in Melbourne's inner west will be built or upgraded as part of the Western Distributor road project, the Victorian Government says, meaning cyclists will no longer have to "ride the gauntlet" of heavy vehicles.
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The University of Queensland loses an appeal to block the construction of a 47-storey tower next to Customs House in the Brisbane CBD.
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The architect of the Barnett Government's controversial development approvals panels calls the growing movement to abolish them a "cause célèbre".
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The long-vacant Coogee Hotel and Post Office site south of Fremantle is restored to near-original condition by the State Heritage Office.
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| UpdatedA Hunter Valley council says a development application for a controversial mosque complies with relevant planning provisions.
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The West Australian and Federal governments are facing a new headache over the Perth Freight Link, with dozens of documents deemed sensitive set to be released.
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| UpdatedWork starts on redevelopment of Adelaide's Festival Plaza with a colourful sculpture and other artworks to go, but with a promise of a vibrant, shaded public space in the future.
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It has been talked about for decades, but a private company has launched a $200 billion plan to build a high-speed rail link between Melbourne and Sydney.
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| UpdatedKempsey has done it, so has Ballina, now Urunga is getting ready to be bypassed in the next few weeks.
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| UpdatedIt has been talked about for decades, but a private company has launched a $200 billion plan to build a high-speed rail link between Melbourne and Sydney.
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Higher prices are offering short-term hope for sugar cane growers.
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| UpdatedWA Transport Minister Dean Nalder believes voters will trust the Barnett Government on the key issue of transport, despite breaking its promise to build the Max Light Rail link to Mirrabooka.
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In this episode: A new focus on farmer health, WA’s thriving truffle industry, the Aboriginal outstation getting back to the land and an unlikely historical friendship. #AustraliaWide.
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| UpdatedThe South Australian Government announces land surrounding Adelaide's Glenside Hospital site has been sold to a property developer for $25.8 million, while 23 hectares of waterfront land in Port Adelaide will be redeveloped.
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A potential buyer for the former Hydro Tasmania town of Tarraleah is interested in taking on the entire village, possibly avoiding the town being broken up and properties sold separately.
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| UpdatedA group of nudists withdraws a bid to make a stretch of beach in Tasmania's north-west the state's first official nude beach but they may take their proposal elsewhere.
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