Property, planning and infrastructure firms routinely find themselves navigating complicated regulatory and legislative frameworks, ones which often combine bureaucratic and political decision-making.
Our specialist advisors have worked in critical infrastructure delivery roles across government and the corporate sector – so we’ve experienced the process and the politics on both sides of the fence. We’re uniquely placed to help the private sector identify new and innovative opportunities to partner with government.
Relevant Experience
Supported a number of Australia’s largest infrastructure companies through the process for unsolicited proposals to the NSW Government
Advised landowners and funds management companies on regulatory approvals for large commercial and residential developments
Advised one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds on its $2 billion redevelopment of one of Australia’s largest shopping centres.
Advised a major foreign investor on its $2.5 billion bid for a major government property asset.
Advised a major private investment fund on the acquisition of a major government property site.
Advised a Tier I construction company on project specific issues and industry-wide regulatory issues.
Advised a major investor in relation to the regulatory approvals required from a $1 billion commercial and residential precinct in Western Sydney.
Advised one of Australia’s largest infrastructure companies on a major government tender to privatise a transport asset.
Advised a Tier II construction company in relation to an unsolicited proposal for the development of a major $1 billion development in the Sydney CBD.
Advised a major property investor in relation to the redevelopment of a major CBD commercial building.
Advised property investors regarding the land release of Sydney’s largest privately owned development sites.
There continues to be substantial movement in the planning space in NSW – both in a legislative and a policy work context.
The first couple of months have seen some unexpected and timely policy announcements from the NSW Government. Industry has welcomed both the Industrial Lands Action Plan and the finalisation of the long-awaited Low and Mid-Rise Housing Policy. In addition, the Housing Delivery Authority has released its first set of assessments and has agreed that eleven projects should be diverted into a State Significant assessment pathway.
With the immediate ambition of turning PremierNational into Australia’s largest ‘best in class and bipartisan’ privately owned government relations firm, Chairman Michael Photios announced a major expansion plan with immediate effect.
Welcome to 2025 and a new year for planning and property development in NSW. One thing remains the same – housing continues to dominate the political landscape, with concerns about housing affordability outranking even the cost of living as a topic for conversation at a federal political level.
Please see below December's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Minister for Agriculture, Minister for Regional New South Wales and Minister for Western New South Wales, Tara Moriarty.
Please see below November's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Premier, Chris Minns.
Please see below October's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Minister for Lands and Property, Stephen Kamper.
Please see inside September's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. In addition to this month’s tracker and high-level PremierNational insights into NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey, you will also find a summary of key planning and infrastructure commitments made in the 2023-24 NSW Budget, delivered by the Treasurer on 19 September.
Please see below August's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Deputy Premier and Minister for Western Sydney, Prue Car. It is clear from this month's tracker that the NSW Government is looking at policies to speed up housing approvals, but is encountering implementation difficulties.
Please see below July's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Minister for Building, Anoulack Chanthivong.
Please see below June's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Minister for Housing, Rose Jackson.
Please see below May’s edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Minister for the Environment, Penny Sharpe.
Please see below April’s edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Minister for Roads, John Graham.
Please see below March's edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure monthly newsletter. In light of the upcoming NSW State Election, this edition provides a high-level comparison of policy commitments from the Coalition and Labor parties.
Please see below February’s edition of the PremierNational Property, Planning and Infrastructure ‘Reform & Precinct Tracker’. Included in this blog, you will also find some high-level PremierNational insights into the Shadow Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, Shadow Minister for Police and Shadow Minister for Counter Terrorism, Paul Scully.
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