Housing
Rental homes out of reach for low income earners
For people on the dole or minimum wage, renting a home is simply unaffordable, according to Anglicare Australia. Kasey Chambers,......
Wingalinna put on a wing ding to protest WA community clearouts
“It’s a Lifestyle Choices” was a comment made by Tony Abbot that got the whole of Australia up in arms.......
Lost housing, lost community: the campaign for Millers Point
In March last year the NSW government announced the selling off of 293 public housing properties at Millers Point over......
Super funded housing: super idea or super disaster?
Would you take money from your superannuation to purchase a home? After Joe Hockey’s suggestion to allow people to tap......
Saving the Ivanhoe Estate
The New South Wales Government is planning to sell off public housing to address Sydney increasing housing demand. This is......
Craig Emerson advocates a housing cooldown, gets heated
Should the Reserve Bank steer us away from bubble-town? The regulator wants to implement restrictions on how much banks can......
Mick Mundine responds to calls to resign over affordable housing
Just three kilometres from the heart of Sydney lies a very controversial, vacant, stretch of land. It’s called The Block,......
Homelessness may soon be on the rise
Advocates fear that homelessness may increase if the government’s austerity budget is allowed to pass. The proposed changes to the......
Protesting on The Block
“The Block” in Redfern has figured in another protest today – this time because of fears that parts of the......
Fears of homelessness as housing affordability schemes slashed
Housing affordability was the focus in Senate Estimates Committee hearings today after over half a billion dollars was cut in......