Calls For Vacancy Tax To Ease Social Housing Crisis 21/02/21
A key lobby group says a vacancy tax would spur owners of hundreds of empty homes in the Adelaide CBD, including Airbnb listings, to make them available and ease the rental and social housing crisis.Strict pandemic restrictions on house parties has seen a surge in teens taking drugs on beaches and parks — a “recipe for disaster” warns one narcotic expert.Plans to demolish Glenelg’s historic Seawall Apartments to make way for a 13-storey apartment tower have been met with strong opposition from Holdfast Bay Council and local residents.And in sport, the SANFL has given the Adelaide Crows until the end of the month to commit to Thebarton Oval as the site for its new headquarters and training base. For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atadvertiser.com.au
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