Housing

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JobSeeker fails, Anglicare calls for independent 'Social Security Commission'

Anglicare Australia not only wants Labor to raise all welfare payments, it is also calling for an independent 'Social Security Commission' with the power to set and adjust payments based on the actual cost of living. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

Why can鈥檛 we all have housing? Or even secure, affordable housing?

Rents must be frozen and the housing-price casino has to be shut down, starting with the tax rorts. Tax incentives should be available only for building new housing that adds to existing stock, argues Renfrey Clarke.

We don鈥檛 trust the major parties for good reasons

Most people are not buying the Labor government鈥檚 promise to address the severe cost-of-living crisis and they don鈥檛 think the Coalition would either. Peter Boyle reports.

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Labor鈥檚 budget: 鈥楢n unearned veneer of humanity鈥

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Labor鈥檚 third budget will 'ease cost-of-living pressures', but it does not include any raise to JobSeeker or other payments. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather: Three policies to tackle the housing crisis

麻豆传媒鈥檚 Federico Fuentes聽asked Australian Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather about the budget鈥檚 implications for renters and prospective homeowners, as well as his party鈥檚 strategy for tackling the country鈥檚 housing crisis.

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The 鈥楢ustralian dream鈥 versus a dystopian reality

For young people today, the 鈥淎ustralian dream鈥 is rapidly turning into a nightmare. Isaac Nellist reports.

Cruel summer for renters stuck in substandard homes

A new report has found that renters are living in substandard homes that are failing to protect them from intense summer heat. Isaac Nellist 谤别辫辞谤迟蝉.听

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Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather on the tension between parliament and movement-building

Stuart Munckton and Federico Fuentes sat down with Max Chandler-Mather, Greens MP for Griffith, to discuss the Brisbane Greens鈥 political vision and how parliament fits into their strategy for social change.

Unions asked to put 鈥榞reen bans鈥 on public housing demolitions

A coalition of grassroots housing groups launched a national petition campaign聽which aims to involve unions in defending and extending public housing. Kerry Smith reports.

Cities need people-oriented development, not developer handouts

NSW Labor鈥檚 plans to address the housing crisis don't include聽proven measures, such as more public housing,聽rent controls and removing property investor tax concessions.聽Andrew Chuter reports.

Don鈥檛 blame migrants for the housing crisis

Renfrey Clarke argues that migrants are, unfortunately, the easy-to-blame scapegoats for a system that has lacked the vision and ability to provide聽affordable housing.聽

Councils, communities demand Labor rethink its pro-developer rezoning, housing scheme

Hundreds joined a Save Greater Sydney Coalition rally聽calling for real solutions to the housing crisis,聽not NSW Labor鈥檚 pro-developer rezoning and development scheme. Pip Hinman reports.