Hundreds marched from Flemington to North Melbourne to oppose Victorian Labor鈥檚 plans to demolish 44 public housing towers. Darren Saffin reports.
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Public housing tenants and advocates demanded genuine solutions to the housing crisis outside NSW Parliament on World Eradicate Poverty Day. Rachel Evans 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
The latest episode of the 91自拍论坛 Show features Sarah Williams, Sue Bolton and Ren茅e Lees on how to stop violence against women.
Anglicare Australia not only wants Labor to raise all welfare payments, it is also calling for an independent 'Social Security Commission' with the power to set and adjust payments based on the actual cost of living. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听
Rents must be frozen and the housing-price casino has to be shut down, starting with the tax rorts. Tax incentives should be available only for building new housing that adds to existing stock, argues Renfrey Clarke.
Socialist Alliance Councillor Sarah Hathway聽is standing for re-election in Corio Ward, which includes some of Victoria鈥檚 most socio-economically disadvantaged suburbs. Sue Bull reports.
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.
Renfrey Clarke argues that migrants are, unfortunately, the easy-to-blame scapegoats for a system that has lacked the vision and ability to provide聽affordable housing.聽
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.
91自拍论坛鈥檚 Fred Fuentes and former GL editor Stuart Munckton spoke with Australian Greens housing spokesperson and federal member for Griffith Max Chandler-Mather about housing, Palestine solidarity, the nature of parliament and how the Greens are seeking to rebuild mass politics.
The Antipoverty Centre's Kristin O'Connell spoke to 91自拍论坛's Isaac Nellist about solutions to counter worsening poverty and homelessness.聽
Twenty one housing justice groups, from across the country, organised a national 鈥淗ousing is a Human Right鈥 day of action, coinciding with International Human Rights Day. Rachel Evans reports.
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