Perth
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A persistent shortage of housing stock and a stagnant construction pipeline have kept Perth's rental and sales markets under extreme pressure.
#politics
#economy
Cost-of-living squeeze disproportionately impacts young West Australians Read more ›High living costs counteracted by resource-backed state subsidies Read more ›Mining royalties underwrite the state's cost-of-living response Read more ›Mining boom wealth masks growing cost-of-living divide in Perth Read more ›Royalty wealth funds direct subsidies amid household financial strain Read more ›Mining royalties fund welfare buffers Read more ›The domestic footprint of Perth's multi-billion-dollar resources engine Read more ›Two-speed economy drives deep cost-of-living fracture for younger demographic Read more ›Perth's two-speed economy heavily squeezes youth and renters Read more ›Perth feels the double-edged impact of Western Australia's regional resource boom Read more ›Perth CBD adapts to changing work habits with university campus and inner-city renewal Read more ›
#housing
Severe supply shortage keeps Perth housing and rental markets under intense pressure Read more ›State bypasses local councils over stagnant density targets Read more ›Stripping local council powers to accelerate housing supply Read more ›Migration boom stretches outer suburbs and tests urban borders Read more ›
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#healthandsafety
#environment
Declining rainfall forces long-term shifts in water and fire management Read more ›WA pushes forward on ambitious energy transition for Perth's isolated power grid Read more ›Managing Perth's water resilience as rainfall and groundwater decline Read more ›Drying climate and declining groundwater force long-term water strategy shifts Read more ›Managing profound water scarcity and groundwater decline Read more ›Structural drying forces heavy reliance on expanding desalination Read more ›Drying climate forces severe reliance on desalination and groundwater rationing Read more ›Groundwater decline forces ongoing adaptation in urban scheme water supply Read more ›Drying climate cements Perth's reliance on major desalination plants Read more ›Adapting to chronic rainfall decline Read more ›Groundwater depletion threatens Perth's urban canopy and public green spaces Read more ›Managing water security amid a structurally drying rainfall climate Read more ›Drying climate forces heavy reliance on expanding desalination capacity Read more ›