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…
Housing
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…
