Revealed: The plan to let Sydney councils ditch controversial housing reforms
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-08-07 05:00 UTC+10:00
Section: National / NSW
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Education, Transport, Property, Australia, Property & Housing
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Snippet:
Local councils would be permitted to ditch planning rules introduced by the Minns government which allow for six-storey apartment buildings near 171 town centres and transport hubs across NSW if they came up with alternate plans, under a new policy to be announced by Liberal leader Kellie Sloane.
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