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The national capital authority had faced backlash over it proposed zoning changes around a key intersection in Canberra’s south. If it went ahead, the land surrounding Hume circle at the juncture of Griffith, Kingston, Fyshwick, and Narrabundah could be developed into high-rise apartment blocks. Residents lived in the path of the planned developments, say the NCA has left them in the dark over the future of their homes.

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00:02Dallas Clifford lives in a townhouse complex in Griffith. Soon it could be dwarfed by high-rises.
00:08I have insufficient funds to move somewhere else. It just would rake me.
00:16The NCA's proposed development around Hume Circle includes buildings of 3, 8 and 15 storeys.
00:24Under the rezoning proposal, they'd be both homes and businesses.
00:28Mr Clifford and his neighbours say they are not opposed to more housing, just the height of the proposed buildings.
00:35ACT Senator David Pocock says townhouses would be more appropriate.
00:39It is a great example of the kind of density that Canberrans want and support.
00:45And so there have to be changes to this draft amendment before it passes the parliament.
00:51It's not good enough to not take Canberrans' views into account.
00:55With a lack of information about when or how the new buildings may go up on the site,
01:00Mr Clifford says he's putting off renovations that are necessary for his health.
01:05I've actually paid a substantial amount of money to have my bathroom renovated.
01:13I don't know where that's going to go.
01:15And if I do ahead, we end up having to move for some reason. I've lost that money.
01:20Moving away would mean more than losing just a home.
01:24People look after me, they really do.
01:27I had a fall about 12 months ago and since then everybody's been looking after me.
01:33I actually have to message every morning to say I'm alive.
01:37A nervous wait for a planning decision.
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