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| UpdatedA hundred years ago, the Sydney suburb of Chippendale was a slum. Now it's one of the city's most sought-after addresses. Explore these interactive photos to see how the transformation took place.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, history, housing, chippendale-2008
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Developers CA & Associates pay a Perth CBD record fee to buy two lots of land at Elizabeth Quay, as they continue plans to build an entertainment precinct.
Topics: government-and-politics, urban-development-and-planning, perth-6000
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Watch your step council work sign
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Plants growing over a footpath in Moonah
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Bins blocking disabled parking access in Hobart
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Tasmania's councillors and planners are being urged to get around in a wheelchair to see just how hard it is.
Topics: disabilities, urban-development-and-planning, local-government, community-and-society, hobart-7000, tas
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| UpdatedClarence Mayor Doug Chipman wants a share of the federal Smart City funding for a traffic monitoring system in Hobart.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, hobart-7000
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Brisbane residents are being encouraged to help shape the planning of the proposed Brisbane Metro Subway System.
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, community-and-society, urban-development-and-planning, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedA Sydney court rejects a controversial proposal to build two residential towers on the old Balmain Tigers club site at Rozelle, in Sydney's inner-west.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, courts-and-trials, balmain-2041, rozelle-2039, nsw
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A close eye will need to be kept on the selection of projects in the Tasmanian Government's northern stimulus package to ensure taxpayer money is spent wisely, an economist warns.
Topics: community-development, rural, urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, tas
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The company behind a proposed $600 million development at The Spit on the Gold Coast withdraws its application while a master plan is developed for the prized area.
Topics: local-government, government-and-politics, urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, southport-4215
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Canberra's largest bottle shops will help pay for more late night police patrols in Civic under a plan announced by ACT Labor.
Topics: states-and-territories, elections, alcohol-education, alcohol, urban-development-and-planning, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedMotorists are reporting mistaken fines and complaining of "punitive" practices by parking inspectors in the ACT.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, act, canberra-2600
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The cost of axing the East West Link road project will cost Victoria an extra $100 million than previously thought, the State Government says.
Topics: government-and-politics, urban-development-and-planning, state-parliament, melbourne-3000
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The future of the Queen Victoria Market and wider redevelopment in Melbourne's CBD is shaping as a critical issue in the race for Lord Mayor.
Topics: local-government, urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, elections, human-interest, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedThe WA Government sets itself up for a pre-election fight with environmental groups opposed to the Roe 8 project, with the Premier saying construction on the contentious heavy-haulage route will be underway before March.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, urban-development-and-planning, perth-6000
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| UpdatedTwo construction bodies are disagreeing on the health of Queensland's major projects, after co-commissioning a report on activity in the sector.
Topics: building-and-construction, urban-development-and-planning, regional-development, federal---state-issues, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedThe ACT Greens promise a $132-million trial of clean-energy public transport and will work towards phasing out fossil-fuelled ACTION buses.
Topics: elections, urban-development-and-planning, states-and-territories, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedThe WA Government will have to amend the construction contract and meet an unspecified additional cost to complete the first stage of its $1.9 billion Perth Freight Link project.
Topics: government-and-politics, urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, perth-6000
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Leaving space for trees in new housing developments is a "matter of life and death" for Tasmania's cities and its residents, an ecosystem and resource management expert says.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, environmental-impact, tree, environmental-management, environmental-health, human-interest, hobart-7000
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| UpdatedNew bus lanes, duplicated roads and a median cycling strip are flagged for Northbourne Avenue, under a Canberra Liberals election plan.
Topics: elections, states-and-territories, urban-development-and-planning, canberra-2600, act
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| UpdatedThe cost of extra work associated with removing railway level crossings in Melbourne could be up to $1 billion, the Victorian Government reveals.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, federal---state-issues, urban-development-and-planning, melbourne-3000, port-melbourne-3207, vic
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| UpdatedThe Wynyard Walk, a 180-metre tunnel connecting Sydney's CBD to the Barangaroo waterfront, opens to the public.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, state-parliament, sydney-2000
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Adelaide City Council resists a State Government push to allow some of North Adelaide's historic institutions and colleges to be redeveloped beyond their existing boundaries in an attempt to save the suburb's character.
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, community-and-society, local-government, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, adelaide-5000, north-adelaide-5006, sa
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| UpdatedThe last time you caught a bus did you consider how much someone else was paying for your trip?
Topics: urban-development-and-planning, canberra-2600, act