Around 70 residents crammed into a room at the Flemington Estate to discuss the Victorian government’s plans to demolish all 44 high-rise public housing flats. Sue Bolton reports.
Australia is in the worst housing crisis in its history. The effects of this are felt mainly and most severely by low and moderate-income households.
The State of Victoria has the lowest level of public and community housing in Australia, at 2.8 percent. Over 58,000 people remain on the State public housing waiting list; many more remain in over-priced substandard private…