ACT apartment land sales stumble as market favours houses

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1. ACT Government needs to rethink apartment-heavy land release program

   There is growing evidence the ACT Government's land release program has got its mix wrong, with the Suburban Land Agency failing to sell blocks slated for apartments. The market preference has always been for houses.

   the-riotact.com

2. Retirement village push for Cotter Road lights stuck in traffic

   LDK Amberfield residents in Weston fear ongoing near misses at the retirement village's contentious Cotter Road access will eventually turn into a serious accident while the government dithers on a solution. The National Capital Authority approved the development without infrastructure.

   the-riotact.com

3. Rents are up, house prices are down. Labor's housing 'fix' needs a reality check

   Rents are up and house prices are down, and Labor's housing 'fix' needs a reality check, with modelling predicting only a small impact while the market suggests otherwise.

   canberratimes.com.au

4. Digital licence work 'fast tracked' but Libs reveal years-old NSW offer

   Digital licence work has been 'fast tracked', but the Liberals reveal NSW offered its system to the ACT years ago at 'minimum cost'.

   canberratimes.com.au

5. Rebecca Beeson's remarkable road back to the AFLW

   When Rebecca Beeson steps onto the field in Melbourne on Sunday it will be her 75th AFLW match, but the journey to get there has been one of her greatest challenges.

   abc.net.au

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