An "initial business case" report prepared by consultants for the Department of Finance suggests that one of Sydney's last undeveloped headlands, Malabar headland, should be sold to developers. "The site is both surplus to Commonwealth requirements and ideal for improvement through cooperation with the private sector," the business case said, estimating future development would generate an investment of "up to $1 billion" during the construction phase alone. "The development could be a mix of land uses such as residential, commercial, special aged care, retail, community/government facilities such as childcare centres and libraries," it said. The headland is contaminated and would need to be remediated before being sold, which would cost between $A95 million and $A150 million. Any redevelopment plan would likely face opposition local MPs, Randwick City Council and community groups, who have all called for the headland to be protected. The previous Labor government planned to turn the area into a national park.

A $100 million housing project with 550 residential lots averaging 400 square meters in Armstrong Creek, near Geelong, will be launched by Melbourne-based private developer ID_Land in partnership with Frank Costa's Costa Property Group. ID_Land acquired the 40 hectare site, which is located between Geelong's CBD and the Great Ocean Road, in 2010. The project will also feature a 3.5 hectare wetland precinct on the estate.

A Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat report has revealed that there were 97 new buildings around the world in 2014 that measured over 200 meters tall, and the sum of heights across these buildings amounted to 23,333 meters. Both numbers were record-breaking. Australia's inclusions in the list were the Prima Pearl Apartments in Melbourne and Infinity in Brisbane. 74 of the 97 buildings were built in Asia.