Australia’s generational wealth divide is biting
The following report by Andrew Trounso, of the University of Melbourne, explains the findings of a survey on home ownership and debt burden conducted by…
Housing
Flammable cladding must be removed from Australia’s high-rise buildings
Contributed by Ugly The Victorian Building authority (VBA) has said that flammable cladding used on buildings will have to be removed. The polythene based cladding…
Homes left empty while Australians must do without
Contributed from Victoria Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures show that up to 11.2 properties in Australia are now unoccupied. This is up from 9.8…
Australian home ownership has decline over three decades
Contributed by Joe Montero According to research carried out by the Grattan Institute, an Australian think tank, home ownership has been falling in Australia for…
Unions call on super funds and government to act on affordable housing
Contributed from New South Wales Unions covering teachers, police and other emergency and those working in other emergency services, have taken on the issue of…
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…
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 –…
