Police move in to evict homeless in Sydney
Contributed from New South Wales Heavy handed policing was used last Saturday to remove homeless people who had been sleeping in a camp, under the…
Housing
London’s tower fire has raised questions over inadequate safety standards
Contributed by `Ben Wilson The terrible fire that engulfed a 24-story block of flats in central London (Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) and known as…
Will the Federal budget launch a new era in social and affordable housing?
Contributed by a social housing activist News is that there may be a pitch for social housing in the coming budget.
Government urged to take on housing affordability as a top priority for the budget
Contributed by Joe Montero Welfare organisations are pushing to the federal government to include funding for housing affordability for low income Australians
Where is Australia going when homeless are mistreated?
Contributed by Fiona Ross (Friends of Public Housing) On 7th February 2017, controversial proposed changes to the City of Melbourne’s bylaws were passed narrowly –…
Keating weighs in on housing and superannuation
Contributed by Jim Hayes Former Labor prime minister Paul Keating has weighed in on the argument over whether superannuation funds should be used to purchase…
Vacant property tax expected to raise $80m in push to increase housing affordability
Contributed by Joe Montero The Andrews government’s move to impose a tax on those who leave properties unoccupied for more than 6 months in the…
The $9 billion home affordability scheme is to be dumped
This article appeared in the Australian (10 February 2016) and was sent to us by Friends of Public Housing (Victoria). In an accompanying note, it is…
Affordable housing must be regarded as a human right
Contributed by Joe Montero There is a debate in Australia, over the need for affordable housing. At present, it is seriously limited. The argument is…
The Peter Lalor Family Co-operative
Contributed by Glen In the years following the end of World War 2, the suburb of Lalor was built in the North of Melbourne. Nowadays…
