Latest articles by Cory Memery
Inquiry into public housing demolitions
Labor MPs accused opponents of the demolition plan of spreading disinformation during inquiry hearings. But those who have been opposing the plan have not made any false accusations. They have been saying that:
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Parliamentary inquiry into public housing demolitions
The Victorian Parliament is conducting an inquiry into the government’s plan to demolish the public housing towers in Melbourne.
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Big Housing Build not extended, projects delayed
Last month’s state government budget did not commit new money for the Big Housing Build program, despite the crisis affordability crisis growing in Victoria.
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Public housing this federal election
Australian Greens and Socialist candidates supported public housing becoming central to solving very low to moderate income households’ housing affordability crisis.
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Flemington public housing tenants on notice for eviction
The Victorian Government is pressing on with demolishing two more towers at the Flemington estate.
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Elgin and Nicholson streets towers being demolished
These two towers were emptied out more than two years ago, with Homes Victoria stating the sewerage lines were not repairable.
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Public housing resident stories
The City of Melbourne has provided me with the resources to record podcasts and videos of residents living with the threat of eviction under the state government’s plans to demolish all 44 high-rise public housing buildings across metropolitan Melbourne.
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No affordable housing in regional Victoria
Last month we saw another round of reports on how desperate things are for households searching for affordable, secure homes in regional Victoria.
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No to the demolition of public housing
The fantastic team at not-for-profit architectural and urban design research organisation Office has completed a third study demonstrating that public housing should not be demolished but renovated and expanded to ensure a supply of affordable housing in Victoria at lower cost to governments.
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Victorian Supreme Court Judge was startled!
This was the headline in a recent The Age article on the human rights class action being taken by public housing residents living in Melbourne’s towers.
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Victorian Government continues the sell off of public land to private developers
Public land where public housing could be built is still being sold off to private developers.
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Defining affordable housing in Victoria
Justification of the demolition of public housing in Victoria has mentioned creating new, “affordable” housing in redevelopments.
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Is the Victorian Government delivering on affordable housing?
The Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO) has released a report on the state government’s planning of the delivery of “social housing” in recent years.
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Victorian Labor Party conference backs public housing demolition
Just a few months ago the media was full of speculation about a division in the Victorian branch of the Labor Party over the proposed demolition of 44 public housing high-rise buildings in Melbourne.
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Public Housing demolitions – opposition getting bigger
I reported in my column last month the Victorian Legislative Council had voted to conduct an inquiry into the decision of the state government to demolish all of 44 Melbourne public housing towers.
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Public housing demolitions are being seriously challenged
The Victorian Legislative Council has voted to conduct an Inquiry into the decision of the state government to demolish all of 44 Melbourne public housing towers.
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What happens when government gives tax dollars to private housing investors?
In Australia you get a crisis in affordability – private housing rents and home ownership – for millions of households and the homeless!
Read MorePublic housing tenants take legal action to stop the demolition of their homes
Public housing tenants living in 44 high-rise buildings across Melbourne have taken action in the Victorian Supreme Court to halt plans to demolish their homes.
Read MoreFlemington and North Melbourne residents say “NO TO DEMOLITION”
More than 100 residents attended a Somali Community Inc. and Save Public Housing Collective meeting at the Djerring Flemington Hub on Saturday, November 25.
Read MoreResidents and supporters are organising to oppose demolition of their homes
There is one thing that is certain about the state government’s dreadful towers demolition plan – there will be strong and hopefully successful resistance.
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