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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.
Read MoreVictorian 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.
Read MoreVictorian 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.
Read MoreDefining affordable housing in Victoria
Justification of the demolition of public housing in Victoria has mentioned creating new, “affordable” housing in redevelopments.
Read MoreIs 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.
Read MoreVictorian 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.
Read MorePublic 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.
Read MorePublic 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.
Read MoreWhat 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!
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