Too many new developments lack green spaces and have fast food outlets built before essential infrastructure, peak body warnsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOne-in-five Australians living in outer metropolitan areas face inadequate access to schools, healthcare, third spaces and other basic infrastructure, a new report from the National Growth Areas Alliance has revealed.When compared with established communities in capital cities, growth areas on the city’s fringes have 48% lower rates of access to healthcare and 21% lower access to education, as well as important third spaces across arts and culture (44% less) and sports and leisure facilities (68% less), the report found.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
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