Social housing

Hundreds marched from Flemington to North Melbourne to oppose Victorian Labor鈥檚 plans to demolish 44 public housing towers. Darren Saffin reports.

The Venezuela Solidarity Campaign hosted a discussion of the Venezuelan presidential elections and aftermath with Francisco Dominguez, secretary of the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign in London. Chris Slee reports.

NSW Treasurer announced a 鈥渙nce in a generation鈥 $5.1 billion addition to arrest the state鈥檚 decline in new social housing. Jim McIlroy reports that, without the detail, some are sceptical.

Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton believes聽councils can and should play a role in defending and extending public housing. Jordan AK reports.

Karl Marx Hof in Vienna

While the Australian government looks for market solutions to the housing crisis, Austria's capital, Vienna, maintains a vast system of public and cooperative housing, which today accounts for more than 50% of the city鈥檚 housing stock, writes John Tully.