Dying for a home: ‘Unacceptable’ housing waitlist deaths revealed
A staggering number of South Australians have died while waiting for public and community housing over the past four years – and many of them had spent years on the waitlist.
Rental Crisis
Living on a couch or floor but SA Housing says they’re ‘housed’
Alexandrina Campbell says she spent five years living on a couch but was told by SA Housing Trust that she was “housed” and so would have to wait 15 years to get public housing.
Be Their Champion: Crushed victims of housing crisis plead for help
These women with long, stable rental histories have suddenly found themselves homeless. The Advertiser’s new campaign calls on the state government to help ease their pain.
No fridge or shower and snakes on doorstep at Noarlunga tent home
A father and his son are forced to camp at Perry’s Bend in their months-long wait for housing. They have nowhere to keep food cool and wildlife roams around their makeshift home.
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Nearly 2000 new homes marked for southern and western suburbs
Around 2000 new homes will be built in Adelaide’s western and southern suburbs under a major state government investment to boost housing supply. Find out where.
$10m fewer repairs as Mali vows to fix Housing Trust pay scandal
Official figures show millions less was spent on public housing repairs last year as the state government promises to “fully investigate” the Housing Trust pay scandal.
Starick: Mali’s already found his new ramping
Expect Labor to pivot further from fixing the ambulance crisis – and be sceptical, writes Paul Starick.
Desperate single mum’s ‘crazy’ social media bid to buy home
Single mum Kyra has saved $80k but still can’t afford a roof over her children’s heads – so, she’s made a bold pitch in the hopes of a lifeline.
Clean up Port Stanvac for 1500 new homes: US oil giant put on notice
Premier Peter Malinauskas has demanded ExxonMobil clean up its abandoned oil refinery at Port Stanvac to build a massive new housing development in the southern suburbs.
Full walk-through: Inside Adelaide’s newest affordable homes
The first of 67 new $475,000 two-bedroom homes have been handed over to happy buyers – take a first look at the mega new affordable housing project.
Major public sector review urged to boost economy, cut red tape
Pinpointing better public service standards and efficiency is recommended in a key productivity report, which also aims to improve SA’s national share of high-wage jobs.
Call to kickstart stalled plans for high-rise towers at public transport hubs
It is believed three suburbs could be first in line in Nick Champion’s plan to push ahead with a “farsighted” strategy for high-density apartment towers that stalled 14 years ago.
‘Panic attack’: Young buyers left behind by stamp duty ‘policy failure’
Only about 1000 first home buyers have benefited from stamp duty abolition, data shows, opening up the possibility of tweaks to the scheme.
Eight new housing units proposed to fix huge gap in rental market
Eight speciality accommodation units would be built under a proposal to address a gap in the rental market. See the images here.
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