Introduced in 2020 and bolstered in 2023 as part of the Victorian Government’s Housing Statement, the Development Facilitation Program (DFP) was established to speed up the planning permit process for priority projects in the state. Recent analysis by The Age has identified that more than…
Fast-tracking major projects

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A novel about grief and hope
The Burrow, by Australian author Melanie Cheng, was shortlisted for the 2025 Stella Prize. The slim novel (only 185 pages) begins with this quote from…