Housing

Merri-bek councillors take a stand against demolition of public housing estates

Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton believes councils can and should play a role in defending and extending public housing. Jordan AK reports.

Community First launch barbeque

Community First to contest developers in Cairns Council

Community First, a progressive ticket, has been formed to challenge a conservative group that dominates the Cairns Regional Council, reports Alex Bainbridge.

Flemington estate residents fight to save their homes

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.

Waterloo Forever variety show

‘Waterloo Forever’ celebrates pride and resistance of Sydney’s public housing tenants

The Waterloo Forever Variety Show brought together the creative energies of public housing tenants, their supporters and community, report Siobhan Patton and Rachel Evans.

Older women are the new face of poverty, homelessness

As older women become the “face” of homelessness in Australia, it is clear that the system continues to fail the most vulnerable. Aneesa Bhamjee reports.

No demolition of public housing

Andrew Chuter argues we need a similar approach to the Gough Whitlam government which, in the 1970s, bought 200 homes in Woollomooloo and 700 properties in Glebe and converted them to public housing.

Karl Marx Hof in Vienna

In Vienna, secure, affordable housing is not a utopian dream

While the Australian government looks for market solutions to the housing crisis, Austria's capital, Vienna, maintains a vast system of public and cooperative housing, which today accounts for more than 50% of the city’s housing stock, writes John Tully.

Public housing tenants rally against demolitions

More than 100 people, including public housing tenants, rallied at the Collingwood Estate to oppose the demolition of 44 public housing towers. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Rome demonstration Oct 10

Italy: After the massive Rome demonstration — build the general strike!

More than 100,000 people mobilised in Rome, Italy on October 10 in defence of social gains under threat from the country's far-right government. Franco Turigliatto analyses the significance of the demonstration.

CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith address the Housing Justice Summit

Successful housing summit discusses problems and solutions

A successful housing summit bought campaigners together to discuss the problems and canvass solutions. Rachel Evans and Virginia Gawler report.

Video: Max Chandler-Mather at the Housing Justice Summit

Greens MP for Griffith and housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather addresses the national Housing Justice Summit in Gadi/Sydney. 

CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith: ‘We need a super profits tax to build public housing’

Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union national secretary Zach Smith told the national Housing Justice Summit about the unions campaign for a super profits tax to build housing.