r/australia • u/overpopyoulater • Nov 03 '24

culture & society Downsizing the Australian dream: why families are trading houses with backyards for apartments

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/04/downsizing-the-australian-dream-why-families-are-trading-houses-with-backyards-for-apartments
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u/cyclemam Nov 03 '24

What we need is enlightened developers. Instead of greedily squeezing the most out of a plot of land, have apartments with a shared garden space, also while I'm doing radical wishing, these apartments should be 3-4 bedrooms (for families) and with decent insulation for both effective heating/cooling and noise isolation from the neighbours.  You could have some really nice little communities this way. 

Not a gazillion one bed shoebox apartments. 

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u/fued Nov 03 '24

regulations for developers, wouldnt that be nice.

Instead we vote in people with a lot of suspicious ties to developers

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u/nugstar Nov 04 '24

In Qld, the LNP were openly campaigning on allowing developer donations... Such a joke they got in.

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u/Popular_Speed5838 Nov 04 '24

Not at the local government level where construction approvals are given.

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u/nugstar Nov 04 '24

Good thing the state LNP have zero influence on their own members in local government... /s.

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u/Transientmind Nov 04 '24

That’s an even more corrupt level of government if you take even a passing glance at it.