The first three planning principles set out in the Northern Metropolis Development Strategy document aim to create a unique metropolitan landscape aiming for the coexistence of development and conservation.
Supply in the pipeline should dispel any suggestions that land from our country parks be expropriated for housing. Better to tackle the eyesores of brownfield sites, than take away the stunning beauty of golf courses.
The current Buyers Stamp Duty (BSD) is only really effective in a rising market and a more equitable form of tax such as a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) now needs to be planned for and implemented as a replacement as the market corrects.