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Plans for my suburb are a microcosm of what's wrong with Australia's housing. And it will get worse | Julianne Schultz

UK · 2026-09-26

Key takeaway

NSW Government proposes 9,400 new apartments in Woollahra, Sydney, triggering large-scale redevelopment.

  1. Step 1 · The triggerThe NSW Government proposes high-density apartment development in Woollahra, increasing the supply of residential units and triggering land acquisition.
  2. Step 2 · Knock-onPrivate developers accelerate site assembly and construction, raising demand for land and displacing existing SME tenants.
  3. Step 3 · Reaches youLocal SMEs in heritage or high-footfall areas face higher rents, risk of eviction, and loss of unique demand drivers as the built environment and customer mix change.

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: theguardian.com

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