Local residents and housing activists gathered outside boarding houses on Selwyn Street, Paddington, to protest the eviction of 32 older men. Andrew Chuter reports.
Housing
Thirty-two mainly older boarding house tenants at 58鈥64 Selwyn Street, Paddington, are facing eviction after several attempts to stop their homes from being demolished seem to have failed.听Rachel Evans and Paula Corvalan report.
Andrew Chuter reviews Cameron Murray鈥檚 highly accessible and much-needed book about the persistent myths that prevent rational discussion and action to address the housing crisis in Australia.
Despite threats from the Construction Forestry Mining and Employees Union administrator and the Master Builders Association, thousands of building workers marched on NSW Parliament in defence of the CFMEU and against Labor鈥檚 new anti-union law. Peter Boyle reports.
After years of campaigning by housing groups, New South Wales finally adopted reforms to the Residential Tenancies Act, including banning 鈥渘o-grounds鈥 evictions. Jim McIlroy reports.
The Renters and Housing Union (RAHU WA) has recently set up a Western Australian branch. Maz Misiewic听spoke to Sadie, a delegate for RAHU WA, about the housing affordability crisis and the role the union hopes to play.
Over the last 10 years, housing supply has increased faster than the population, but house prices have still risen听75%. Peter Boyle听looks at why Labor does not want the public to understand its tax concessions for the rich.
Hundreds marched from Flemington to North Melbourne to oppose Victorian Labor鈥檚 plans to demolish 44 public housing towers. Darren Saffin reports.
Public housing tenants and advocates demanded genuine solutions to the housing crisis outside NSW Parliament on World Eradicate Poverty Day. Rachel Evans reports.听
Residents in the City of Greater Geelong are concerned about an inappropriate planning application for a vacant block on the corner of Nevada Avenue and Cox Road. Sue Bull reports.
Labor is trying again to push its 鈥淗elp to Buy鈥 housing scheme back to parliament, even though a Senate vote delayed consideration of the bill until November. Alex Bainbridge reports.
Braden Smith, Greens candidate for Currumbin in the Queensland election, believes the challenges to transition away from a reliance on mining and energy are huge, but not insurmountable. Susan Price reports.
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