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Unlocking Sydney: No Lazy Spaces
Cities thrive when they are diverse. When they cater to the needs of everyone.


Airbnb 'landlords' hoarding Sydney rental properties
I was interviewed on A Current Affair about the unregulated short-term rental market in Sydney, and how it's keeping thousands of rental properties across the City away from our essential workers.


End ‘lazy spaces’ and embrace grit: Sydney Morning Herald
Purging the city of short-term holiday homes that could otherwise be on the permanent rental market must be one of her top priorities.


Get to know Councillor Jess Miller
A great chat with Dominique Chaleyer on her podcast, a little about my life--in and outside of work.


The Sydney street fighting to keep affordable homes – for 50 years
“With a state-significant development, affordable housing is also defined as 75 per cent below the market rate, which is a very wishy-washy figure, when we say it should be 30 per cent of someone’s income, and in perpetuity rather than five to 15 years,” Miller said. “In practice, this isn’t policed either. It could be someone’s mates being put in there for a discount, as it’s not administered by an outside agency. I think if Juanita Nielsen was around now, she would be shoc


‘Lazy place tax’ push to turn empty buildings into creative hubs
“Everyone talks about the need to activate spaces to enliven local high streets. The opposite of active is lazy.


A New Normal: Sydney
A New Normal evolved from a casual 'what if?' idea you have over a couple of beers into a comprehensive platform outlining a $100 billion opportunity to transform the city
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