ArchitectureAU

55,000 extra social housing homes are being built – but a new study shows that boom still falls short

Even with the recent investment boom, we’re still not building enough social housing to cut the backlog of need – leaving ...

If you live in public housing, what rights do you have to stay in your home?

Around 544,000 people live in public housing in Australia. And there’s huge demand for more: 169,000 households are waiting for public housing, up almost 10% from a decade earlier. But what happens ...
World Socialist Web Site

Australian public housing residents speak out against Labor demolition plan

The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) has stepped up its campaign against the Victorian Labor government’s plan to demolish 44 public housing towers across Melbourne, ahead of an important public meeting ...
World Socialist Web Site

Stop Labor’s destruction of Melbourne public housing towers!

The Socialist Equality Party (SEP) calls on workers to join with residents to fight the Victorian Labor government’s plans to tear down 44 public housing towers in Melbourne and displace some 10,000 ...
The Conversation

Why knock down all public housing towers when retrofit can sometimes be better?

Trivess Moore has received funding from various organisations including the Australian Research Council, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Victorian Government and various industry ...
Opinion

Bunnings’ backyard pods won’t fix the housing crisis, but they signal a shift

Australia is in a deep housing crisis. The latest National Housing Supply and Affordability Council analysis shows the country is likely to fall more than a quarter-of-a-million homes short of the ...