The Australian Council of Social Services warns the latest rise would disproportionately affect lower-income households, many of whom already spend a larger share of their income on essential costs. Suzanne James reports.
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A new Australian Council of Social Services report criticised generous tax breaks for driving up home prices and supercharging inequality. Ben Radford argues that without significant grassroots pressure, the political establishment will not budge from its investor-friendly housing system.
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Ahead of the Day of Mourning, January 26, three First Nations Noongar elders are demanding federal and state governments implement all the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Kerry Smith reports.
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Erina Delinicolas and Duncan Roden joined the Green Left Show to discussthe Inner West Council's flawed, pro-developer housing plan and suggested alternatives that put people before profit.
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Duncan Roden argues that the campaign for secure, low-cost and quality housing is not just about negotiating some technical details, it’s a political fight about the need for genuine democracy.
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After many years of community campaigns, the greyhound racing track at Wentworth Park in Ultimo will be closed and converted to parkland. But the win should not be used to justify developer handouts, argues Andrew Chuter.
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Sam Wainwright outlines Socialist Alliance's “Take Back the Wealth” campaign in Western Australia and why you should support it.
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Isaac Nellist argues that Labor’s refusal to tackle the growing divide between the haves and have-nots has paved the way for One Nation’s popularist non-solutions to the cost-of-living and housing crises.
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Gold Coast residents collected more than 300 names on a petition calling for rent freezes. Elias Boyle reports.
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Critics of a proposed stadium say the projected debt of $1.8 billion would take funding away from essential state infrastructure. Solomon Doyle reports.
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Winnie Marion, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America in New York City, joins the Green Left Show to discuss the election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of NYC.
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In a historic victory for the left, Catherine Connolly won the presidential election in Ireland, becoming the first left candidate to win a majority of votes in a national election. Green Left’s Isaac Nellist speaks to Paul Murphy, Dublin-based ecosocialist and member of the Irish Parliament, about the significance of the campaign.