Measures to bring down the cost of housing are needed
Contributed by Joe Montero According to the Reserve Bank of Australia. Australian house prices are set to continue rising and are expected to go up…
Housing
New report shows progress made on homelessness in response to COVID-19 slipping away
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and the University of Nee South Wales released the following statement (11 February 2021) about the impact of…
How the government is pummelling house prices
Economist and columnist for the Age Stephen Koukoulas, writes (28 July 2020) about how the government’s economic direction revealed last week by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg…
Spain brings in a Guaranteed Minimum Income
Contributed by Jim Hayes Spain’s government has just decided to implement a national minimum income. It means that every one has the right to live…
Venezuela has provided 3 million social homes to its people and is building more
Despite serious economic difficulties brought about by the United States imposed blockade and internal political destabilisation program, Venezuela continues to make some progress in creating…
Australia lags world as housing crisis grips
Alan Austin (MW 11 October 2019) considers Australian housing data and finds that Australia is falling behind the rest of the world, and the virtual…
Building adequate government housing stock should be a priority
Contributed from Victoria A report from Compas Housing Services has shown how many Australians there are, whose income is low enough to qualify for public…
Homelessness among older women is not caused by the younger generation
Contributed by Ben Wilson I came across this terrible article, blaming the crisis of housing affordability and homelessness experienced by older women on the younger…
Campaign for affordable housing and energy in NSW
Contributed from New South Wales The Sydney Alliance, which has more than a dozen organisations within its umbrella, including the NSW Tenants’ Union, Everybody’s Home…
Victoria is not doing a good enough job on public housing
Contributed by Ben Wilson It’s just not good enough. Only $82 is spent in Victoria per person, on what is broadly called social housing. Although…
