NSW minister rages against property lobby machine

Tuesday 23 June 2020

I noted last week how the NSW Government had effectively handed planning control to the Property Council.

In addition to fast-tracking planning processes and development applications, the Government appointed deputy executive director of the Property Council of NSW, William Power, to executive director of the planning department’s COVID-19 response. And that response involved fast tracking the decision making around major projects, some of which were proposed by members of the Property Council:

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.