Jessica Lovegrove-Walsh and her fellow nature lovers face urban sprawl, rising sea levels and public apathy as they fight for the region's green spaces. They say it's a battle they have to win.

It's some 1,550 kilometres away from the closest hardware store, but work is underway to lay the foundations of a renovation project on the remote and rugged Macquarie Island that will take seven years to complete.

Increased fines, registration for commercial builders and structural design reviews will prevent a repeat of previous development debacles, the NT Planning Minister says.

The famous coastal city is fast running out of greenfield land to house its growing population, but the community is opposed to higher-density developments in the city.

CFMEU protests outside Leighton Holdings' Perth office claiming construction workers at the Perth Airport are being underpaid

The lowering of interest rates and the release of government assistance packages are just two factors driving a highly competitive housing market.

Conservationists warn a $2.7 billion residential and marina development on the banks of Caboolture River, north of Brisbane, is a threat to Moreton Bay's fragile ecosystem, as the Queensland government considers whether to give Priority Development Area status to the 570-hectare site at Burpengary.

Jessica Hawes and her fiance Callan Bennett just made a sizable profit selling their Parmelia property — and they are not alone, as prices in areas like Kwinana, Mandurah and Victoria Park surge.

First home buyers are helping prop up the property market during a pandemic — but a feedback loop is emerging where rising prices are simultaneously making it harder than ever for some to buy.