News live: Geelong overtakes Sunshine Coast as migration hotspot for Australians; fatal house fire in Sydney’s inner west

Geelong area has a 9.3% share of internal migration, slightly ahead of the Sunshine Coast. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales premier has said he will keep pushing to build more homes but his state missed a “one in a generation opportunity” after an inner-Sydney race club’s rejection of his government’s bid for the Rosehill racecourse.Chris Minns said he respected the Australian Turf Club’s decision, which blocked his $5bn bid to build 25,000 new homes and a Metro stop, but would keep fighting backlash against new housing:Governments have been too scared to take risks on housing because of the backlash from NIMBY groups. A city pays a price for that kind of timidity. And in Sydney, that price is being paid by our young people. …We will keep supporting big bold solutions for housing. We will keep our foot on the accelerator.I didn’t know Peter V’Landys very well before I became Premier, but he’s a do-er. He’s someone who grabs initiatives and pursues them. I think Sydney could do with ten Peter V’Landys rather than one.A second person is still unaccounted for. We have significant roof collapse which is making getting those hotspots out difficult. …[Firefighters] were actually forced back due to that intensity of the fire and the roof was starting to collapse. Continue reading...

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