In Anthony Albanese’s first major speech after being returned as Prime Minister, he lied to the Australian public about public housing yet again. “I note both the Coalition and the Greens’ housing spokespeople won’t be in the parliament,” he says. […]
31 March 2025 Submission Summary Recommendations Our central demands are to retain, repair, and reinvest in Public Housing. Summary The alternatives to Public Housing are not able to offer the same level of support, stability, and security that Public Housing […]
The Renters and Housing Union (RAHU) its members, and the Save Public Housing Collective (SPHC) condemn Victorian Minister for Housing, Harriet Shing’s recent announcement that public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne – the subject of an ongoing class […]
RENTERS AND HOUSING UNION – MEDIA RELEASEMonday, March 3 2025 Last week, Thursday 27th and Friday 28th of Feb, RAHU members stood in solidarity with public housing residents over the final days of the class action trial against the Victorian […]
Towards the end of the 1930s, the Australian state entered a period of population growth, exacerbated by the end of the Second World War, the Baby Boom, and an influx of European refugees brought in under the White Australia Policy. […]
“a small number of people … backed by the Greens political party, who have demonstrated that they don’t want particularly vulnerable Victorians to have the dignity of a new modern home”. – Victorian Premier, Jacinta Allan, via The Age, October […]
While the government’s Build To Rent bill proposes to put more money in the hands of speculative housing investors and building conglomerates, governments across the country continue their plans to tear down and sell off public housing.
This week, the media is awash with glowing reports on the federal Labor government’s latest “measures” attempting to “ease pressures during the cost-of-living crisis”. A 10% increase for those receiving rent assistance, while rents claw ahead further, by 11% on average.
This week, as we crawl out of the coldest winter recorded in so-called Australia for more than 5 years, Homelessness Australia launches it’s annual Homelessness Week (August 5th – August 12th). Each year there is much pomp and ceremony surrounding the not-for-profit sectors […]
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