91��̳ - Housing

YIMBYs’ misplaced focus on council a gift to housing developers

Suzanne James — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 14:15:00 +1000

As developers hoover up public housing and the rental market boils dry, housing insecurity has become the new normal. But is the latest cheap home loan, high density model proposed by the YIMBY movement really the answer? Suzanne James investigates.

Tasmanian election results show anger at business as usual

Solomon Doyle — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:45:00 +1000

Tasmanians saw through the major parties’ spin and neither achieved a majority. Solomon Doyle argues it is clear people want systemic solutions to the worsening housing, healthcare and ecological destruction crises.

SA Labor taken to task over rising homelessness

Pas Forgione — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 14:45:00 +1000

Pas Forgione reports that, after nearly three and a half years in office, South Australian Labor has barely made a dent in the state’s acute housing shortage.

Superannuation and tax: Bosses push for greater public largesse

Graham Matthews — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:00:00 +1000

Boffins, bosses and the ACTU will discuss making the economy more “productive” in the upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable, but their main aim will be to find ways to protect the wealth of those who already have it. Graham Matthews reports.

Enough - we must stand together to protect Victoria’s public housing

Darren Saffin — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 07:46:52 +0000

Australia is in the worst housing crisis in its history. The effects of this are felt mainly and most severely by low and moderate-income households.

The State of Victoria has the lowest level of public and community housing in Australia, at 2.8 percent. Over 58,000 people remain on the State public housing waiting list; many more remain in over-priced substandard private rental accommodation.

ACTU, ACOSS say Labor must wind back negative gearing, capital gains tax exemptions

Isaac Nellist — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +1000

Labor is coming under growing pressure to wind back negative gearing and capital gains tax exemptions to address the housing affordability crisis. Isaac Nellist reports.

Rally demands Vic Labor save public housing towers

Jacob Andrewartha — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:15:00 +1000

A protest was called to oppose Victorian Labor’s destruction and privatisation of 44 public housing towers. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Residents demolish IWC’s pro-developer plan

Hall Greenland — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 11:30:00 +1000

Hundreds of residents rallied in Marrickville to protest the pro-developer planning proposals being floated by the Labor-controlled Inner West Council. Hall Greenland reports.

Abundance or scarcity?

Michael Roberts — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:15:00 +1000

Abundance has been attracting attention and debate among mainstream economists and politicians. But the book directs its sights towards planning regulations as the obstacle to abundance, not to the real blockages imposed by vested interests, argues Michael Roberts.

Housing activists protest Glebe public housing demolition

Kerry Smith — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:00:00 +1000

Housing activists took to the streets in Glebe to show opposition to New South Wales Labor’s demolition plans for public housing sites. Kerry Smith reports.

Hands Off Public Housing - Save The Towers Rally

Darren Saffin — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:53:34 +0000

The Victorian Labor Government is determined to privatise public housing and sell off public land to their greedy developer cronies.

This is the biggest sell off of public assets ever attempted by a government and as tax payers, citizens and outraged members of society it is up to us to make sure this ill conceived idea that is being carried out in secret against the wishes of public housing residents is stopped.

NSW Labor’s demolition of public housing in Glebe protested

Isaac Nellist — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:30:00 +1000

Activists highlighted New South Wales Labor’s destructive housing demolition agenda by temporarily occupying public housing at 82 Wentworth Park Road, Glebe, reports Isaac Nellist.

Fair for who? IWC’s ‘Fairer Future’ housing plan

Hall Greenland — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:30:00 +1000

The Inner West Council plan for vastly increased housing development basically doubles the amount and height of development envisaged under the state government's plan, reports Hall Greenland.

House of cards: Public housing's maintenance chaos, safety failures and class actions

Suzanne James — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 10:15:00 +1000

New data shows a 63% surge in preventable deaths of homeless people because of critical shortages in housing and support services. Suzanne James reports.

Stop the destruction of public housing

Darren Saffin — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +1000

Housing activists gathered outside Homes Victoria to protest Victorian Labor’s plan to demolish 44 public housing towers. Darren Saffin reports.

Resistance grows to Labor’s home demolitions

Rachel Evans — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 09:45:00 +1000

While new research shows that social housing wait lists are rapidly growing, Victorian and New South Wales Labor are pushing ahead with demolitions despite community resistance. Rachel Evans reports.

Election 2025: Voters reject ‘Trump-lite’, but will Labor deliver?

Jacob Andrewartha — Tue, 06 May 2025 07:15:00 +1000

Labor has secured a second term, with a landslide victory, but unless unions, social and community movements organise for real change, it will continue to bend to the will of the billionaire class, argue Jacob Andrewartha and Isaac Nellist.

Neoliberal highway to public housing hell

Suzanne James — Mon, 05 May 2025 12:15:00 +1000

Amid the biggest housing crisis in Australia’s history and public housing being sold off, the most vulnerable public housing tenants say they are now even more isolated. Suzanne James reports.

91��̳ Show #55: Purple Pingers on housing solutions

Jordan van den Lamb — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:45:00 +1000

Victorian Socialists senate candidate Jordan van dem Lamb, also known as Purple Pingers, is the guest on the latest 91��̳ Show.

Jordan van den Lamb: ‘Australia can afford to house everyone’

Chloe DS — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +1000

Housing campaigner Jordan van den Lamb, the Victorian Socialists’ lead Senate candidate, spoke to Chloe DS about solutions for the housing crisis and tactics to build renters’ rights and housing affordability.

Election 2025: The media and the government-opposition duopoly

Tony Smith — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +1000

The mainstream media pushes the idea that elections are only about deciding which major party forms government. Tony Smith argues that the government-opposition duopoly is wearing thin and preferential voting helps.

Making housing a human right requires systemic change

Sam Wainwright — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:30:00 +1000

Labor can’t lead the fight for housing, because its policies have helped create the problem. Sam Wainwright argues that winning requires a vision for systemic change, including defending and extending public housing and strengthening protections for tenants.

Protesters call for housing justice outside MP Janelle Saffin’s office

Nick Fredman — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:45:00 +1000

Activists say NSW Labor must not demolish homes, many of which are still liveable, when there is a housing scarcity. Nick Fredman reports.

Renters and Housing Union WA Do It Yourself Day

Nova Sobieralski — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 06:43:31 +0000

RAHU WA DIY day. Join us as we do a bunch of crafts and DIY some RAHU t-shirts. All are welcome. We are making a bunch of stuff for our May Day stall and the march.

We will have some materials available, but if you want to make a specific thing make sure to bring those supplies. If you bring clothing items, you will be able to get something stencilled on it.

Housing campaigners rally to save Waterloo public housing

Kerry Smith — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 15:00:00 +1000

Housing activists rallied in Redfern to demand New South Wales Labor stop its planned demolition of public housing in Waterloo and across the state. Kerry Smith reports.

Karyn Brown: 'Stop demolishing public housing'

Isaac Nellist — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:30:00 +1000

Karyn Brown, Waterloo public housing tenant and activist, said New South Wales Labor’s plan to push ahead with the demolition of the Waterloo estate is “ridiculous”. Isaac Nellist reports.

91��̳ Show #54: Stop demolishing public housing

Isaac Nellist — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:45:00 +1100

Isaac Nellist spoke to Karyn Brown, a Waterloo public housing tenant and campaigner who has been leading the campaign to defend and extend public housing.

Labor’s election budget fails on cost-of-living, housing and climate

Peter Boyle — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:30:00 +1100

Labor has delivered what it hopes will be an election-winning budget, with $17 billion in new tax cuts and $150 in energy rebates to each household for their next two bills. Peter Boyle reports.

New report says even middle-income earners struggle with rents

Isaac Nellist — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:00:00 +1100

A new report found that an income of $130,000 a year is required to avoid rental stress, but Labor has no plan to address extortionate rents, argues Isaac Nellist.

Community demands Pine Street homes be moved, not demolished

Nick Fredman — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 14:15:00 +1100

Vigilantes, whipped up by local right-wing politicians and the NSW premier, attacked people occupying houses in Lismore, which have been vacant since 2022. Nick Fredman reports.

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