Aboriginal Council's High-Stakes Housing Plan

0:00An Aboriginal land council in Sydney is pushing to build high-rise apartments on sites day one, back through land claims, balancing their need for, cash flow against the city's housing crunch and local pushback. These spots include the old Yasmara State and Haberfield, a former youth jail, and court next to Paramatter Road, plus a harbor side bowling club in. Waverton and Tennis Courts in Naremberg. The council says these lands cost a ton to maintain but barely bring in rent, like just $46,000 a year for those A-Tennis Courts. Locals and heritage fans are fired up, calling it a mismatch for quiet, historic neighborhoods like Haberfield. Tennis folks point out their courts got over $500,000 in upgrades and served the community big time, while mayors warn about. Losing open spaces. They're tapping the state's fast-track housing delivery authority to bypass red tape. The 118-story tower plan at the Tennis side just got shot down. At Yasmara, they'll stick to the old contaminated jail footprint, sparing the hair to chowse, and set aside 10% of units as affordable, some. For Aboriginal families.

1:10This clash hits at a tense moment with potential laws curbing future claims on community lands, forcing the council to fight for economic. Self-reliance while the housing crisis heats up. Proving land rights come with real-world choices. From your city, powered by AI, this is Sydney News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.