1450 vacant SA public houses but no place for rough sleepers to go
A Housing Trust resident has told of being surrounded by empty units, some being vacant up to several years while SA battlers are doing it tough sleeping on the streets.
Rental Crisis
‘Grateful’: From homeless and hopeless to happy and housed
Six months ago, Phillip Nancarrow found himself homeless at the age of 74. Today, he’s planting the lawn at his new home. Here is his story.
‘Heartless’: Homeless mother’s desperate plea for support
A mother of three says that after 12 years on the public housing list and months in a cramped room, she worries a “heartless” system will evict her and her kids at a moment’s notice.
‘I was afraid’: Why mother and son feared eviction from DV shelter
An Adelaide woman says the way she was treated when she first landed in emergency accommodation led to feel worried about being immediately evicted from the shelter she went to “to heal”.
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$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.
Building a home in SA made easier with smart new tool
An Australian-first interactive planning tool is being launched today to give South Aussies detailed information about land availability and enable them to track development applications.
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