Housing

Labor has secured a second term, with a landslide victory, but unless unions, social and community movements organise for real change, it will continue to bend to the will of the billionaire class, argue Jacob Andrewartha and Isaac Nellist

Amid the biggest housing crisis in Australia’s history and public housing being sold off, the most vulnerable public housing tenants say they are now even more isolated. Suzanne James reports.

Victorian Socialists senate candidate Jordan van dem Lamb, also known as Purple Pingers, is the guest on the latest Green Left Show.

Housing campaigner Jordan van den Lamb, the Victorian Socialists’ lead Senate candidate, spoke to Chloe DS about solutions for the housing crisis and tactics to build renters’ rights and housing affordability.

The mainstream media pushes the idea that elections are only about deciding which major party forms government. Tony Smith argues that the government-opposition duopoly is wearing thin and preferential voting helps.

Labor can’t lead the fight for housing, because its policies have helped create the problem. Sam Wainwright argues that winning requires a vision for systemic change, including defending and extending public housing and strengthening protections for tenants.

Activists say NSW Labor must not demolish homes, many of which are still liveable, when there is a housing scarcity. Nick Fredman reports.

Housing activists rallied in Redfern to demand New South Wales Labor stop its planned demolition of public housing in Waterloo and across the state. Kerry Smith reports. 

Karyn Brown, Waterloo public housing tenant and activist, said New South Wales Labor’s plan to push ahead with the demolition of the Waterloo estate is “ridiculous”. Isaac Nellist reports.

Isaac Nellist spoke to Karyn Brown, a Waterloo public housing tenant and campaigner who has been leading the campaign to defend and extend public housing. 

Labor has delivered what it hopes will be an election-winning budget, with $17 billion in new tax cuts and $150 in energy rebates to each household for their next two bills. Peter Boyle reports.

A new report found that an income of $130,000 a year is required to avoid rental stress, but Labor has no plan to address extortionate rents, argues Isaac Nellist.