For young people today, the 鈥淎ustralian dream鈥 is rapidly turning into a nightmare. Isaac Nellist reports.
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A coalition of grassroots housing groups launched a national petition campaign聽which aims to involve unions in defending and extending public housing. Kerry Smith reports.
Judy Mundey, a long-term campaigner, told a Save Greater Sydney Coalition protest that she doubts Labor鈥檚 pro-developer rezoning plan聽and that public housing聽is no more an extravagant concept than聽public health care and public education.
Socialist Alliance candidates say聽the cost of living and housing affordability crises is 鈥渁 crisis of capitalism鈥. Sue Bull reports.
Sue Bolton, Merri-bek Socialist Alliance councillor and Victorian election candidate,聽is calling for an聽鈥榚mpty property tax鈥 聽to force landlords to stop land banking. Darren Saffin reports.
Just over one year ago, around 1 million out of 1.9 million Berliners voted to expropriate corporate landlords聽 owning 3000 apartments or more, writes Sibylle Kaczorek, affecting around 240,000 properties in the German capital.
Federico Fuentes speaks to housing activist Thomas McGath about the campaign to liberate housing in Berlin from the market.
Planning and vision are needed to ensure that people suffering housing stress have a roof over their heads, writes Sarah Hathway.
鈥淲e鈥檙e all in this together鈥 is the refrain from governments. Trouble is, the rhetoric does not match reality and renters鈥 rights are being trampled, writes Pip Hinman.
Banjo P Kay writes that after two years of sheet metal work, he was sacked a result of聽the COVID-19 crisis and now faces an uncertain future.
Homelessness is often seen as the result of personal factors. But, according to Peter Mares, author of No Place Like Home: Repairing Australia's Housing Crisis, homelessness and housing stress are systemic problems as the housing market is not providing for people's needs.
The adage of moving house being the most stressful time of one鈥檚 life has been proved at a West Brunswick public housing estate. Resident Lindi told 91自拍论坛 Weekly: 鈥淥ne hundred residents are being compulsorily moved. The latest notice on the move is it will be in July.鈥