Public housing
Tents have disappeared, tunnels cleared. Where are homeless sleeping?
As winter settles in, advocates are again asking for all levels of government to step up.
- Courtney Kruk
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- Queensland government
Evictions loom for social housing tenants earning too much – with no plans to change cut-offs
Asked whether a single mother on $46,000 should fear eviction, the housing minister said it was all about eligibility.
- Rosanna Ryan
‘Poverty trap’: Perth is now the second most expensive city to rent in Australia
New data shows a sharp increase in the price of rentals in WA over the past six years, making it one of the most unaffordable places for tenants in the country.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
Public housing tower works delayed as activists block tradies from site
A face-off on Monday morning in North Melbourne has set the scene for a week of resistance to planned demolition works on public housing towers.
- Rachael Dexter
Residents in ‘most policed area of Perth’ enraged by minister’s response
Housing Minister John Carey was grilled about the complex in parliament on Wednesday as residents watched on and at times heckled from the public gallery.
- Hamish Hastie
No new social housing pledged as vulnerable languish on waiting lists
Victims of family violence and other priority applicants are waiting more than 17 months for a social housing rental, and advocates say the budget does too little to support them.
- Rachael Dexter and Cara Waters
‘Welcome to Crimewood’: Inglewood residents rally against public housing complex
Knife attacks, assaults and screaming into the night are just some of the issues faced by these locals who are fed up and demanding action.
- Rebecca Peppiatt and Yvonne Ardley
Crumbling facade, no balconies: The push to turn a ’60s concrete bunker into homes
The facade is falling away and the windows are tiny – this is a building that is showing its age. So, transport nerds, would you want to live inside the former VicRoads offices in Kew?
- Tom Cowie
- Analysis
- Australia votes
‘Pretty regressive’: Labor and Coalition housing policies explained
Grattan Institute housing expert Brendan Coates says new policies may help some people into the housing market, but a majority are still being left behind.
- Opinion
- Homelessness
I’m a 64-year-old finance professional … and I’m homeless
More Australians are finding themselves without a roof over their heads. For some of us, it’s a matter of life or death.
- John Coles
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