Housing

Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather: Three policies to tackle the housing crisis

91自拍论坛鈥檚 Federico Fuentes聽asked Australian Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather about the budget鈥檚 implications for renters and prospective homeowners, as well as his party鈥檚 strategy for tackling the country鈥檚 housing crisis.

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The 鈥楢ustralian dream鈥 versus a dystopian reality

For young people today, the 鈥淎ustralian dream鈥 is rapidly turning into a nightmare. Isaac Nellist reports.

Cruel summer for renters stuck in substandard homes

A new report has found that renters are living in substandard homes that are failing to protect them from intense summer heat. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

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Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather on the tension between parliament and movement-building

Stuart Munckton and Federico Fuentes sat down with Max Chandler-Mather, Greens MP for Griffith, to discuss the Brisbane Greens鈥 political vision and how parliament fits into their strategy for social change.

Unions asked to put 鈥榞reen bans鈥 on public housing demolitions

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.

Cities need people-oriented development, not developer handouts

NSW Labor鈥檚 plans to address the housing crisis don't include聽proven measures, such as more public housing,聽rent controls and removing property investor tax concessions.聽Andrew Chuter reports.

Don鈥檛 blame migrants for the housing crisis

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

Councils, communities demand Labor rethink its pro-developer rezoning, housing scheme

Hundreds joined a Save Greater Sydney Coalition rally聽calling for real solutions to the housing crisis,聽not NSW Labor鈥檚 pro-developer rezoning and development scheme. Pip Hinman reports.

Judy Mundey: 鈥楳ore public housing is needed now鈥

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.

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Protests against sales in Canada of illegally occupied Palestinian land

Touring Israeli real estate exhibitions are making stops in Canada to promote sales of land in the occupied West Bank in Palestine. Canadians are responding with protests, reports Jeff Shantz.

Women deserve to be safe, respected, equal

Albanese talks big on equality, leaves women trapped in poverty

Anthony Albanese鈥檚聽refusal to tackle structural disadvantage reveals his 鈥渃ommitment to gender equality鈥 is a farce, argues Isaac Nellist.

Greens pitch for more councillors on Brisbane City Council

Greens mayoral candidate Jonathan Sriranganathan hopes to expand the party鈥檚 representation on the Brisbane City Council and told Alex Bainbridge it has聽policies that point to transformational change.