Labor claims its changes to the first home buyers scheme will help more people “realise their dream of home ownership sooner”. However, as Isaac Nellist argues, it will likely make it worse.
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Two hundred people joined a spirited protest outside the Inner West Council’s extraordinary meeting, demanding it scrap its pro-developer plan. Rachel Evans reports.
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A protest about soaring rents and a lack of housing affordability was organised outside Parliament House. Renfrey Clarke reports.
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Communities will keep up the pressure on the Labor majority elected to the Newcastle Council, reports Kerry Smith.
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As eviction moratoriums in New South Wales and Tasmania wind up and COVID-19 payments wind down, a crisis is looming, writes Rachel Evans.
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As the housing affordability crisis in Australia grinds on, it is worth remembering that this debacle is no accident: it is the inevitable and intended outcome of decades of Coalition and Labor government policy, at both the state and federal level.
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On July 2 Australian voters head to the polls — although by that date will have voted at early polling centres across the country. Despite a number of minor parties and progressive independents running in lower house seats and the Senate, we know that come July 3 we will be looking at three more years of evil bastards or the lesser of two evils.