http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/nicole-gurran/ Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/yes-to-housing-affordability-but-dont-take-my-home/ News that New South Wales may soon pass laws to enable land seizures for private housing shouldn’t surprise us.  It’s the latest in a series of alarming headlines about the state of urban development and planning in NSW. Putting aside the benefits or otherwise of compulsory land acquisition – a tool for achieving public planning goals, already embedded within NSW legislation – it’s worth revisiting the core issues driving the latest proposal – and the range of options to address them. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Nicole Gurran) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/yes-to-housing-affordability-but-dont-take-my-home/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/yes-to-housing-affordability-but-dont-take-my-home/#item2630 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:50:45 +0000 Nicole Gurran | Author bios | The Punch