Housing

YIMBYs鈥 misplaced focus on council a gift to housing developers

As developers hoover up public housing and the rental market boils dry, housing insecurity has become the new normal. But is the latest cheap home loan, high density model proposed by the YIMBY movement really the answer? Suzanne James investigates.

Tasmanian election results show anger at business as usual

Tasmanians saw through the major parties鈥 spin and neither achieved a majority. Solomon Doyle argues it is clear people want systemic solutions to the worsening housing, healthcare and ecological destruction crises.

SA Labor taken to task over rising homelessness

Pas Forgione reports that, after nearly three and a half years in office, South Australian Labor has barely made a dent in the state鈥檚 acute housing shortage.

Superannuation and tax: Bosses push for greater public largesse

Boffins, bosses and the ACTU will discuss making the economy more 鈥減roductive鈥 in the upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable, but their main aim will be to find ways to protect the wealth of those who already have it. Graham Matthews reports.

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ACTU, ACOSS say Labor must wind back negative gearing, capital gains tax exemptions

Labor is coming under growing pressure to wind back negative gearing and capital gains tax exemptions to address the housing affordability crisis. Isaac Nellist reports.

Rally demands Vic Labor save public housing towers

A protest was called to oppose Victorian Labor鈥檚 destruction and privatisation of 44 public housing towers. Jacob Andrewartha reports.

Residents demolish IWC鈥檚 pro-developer plan

Hundreds of residents rallied in Marrickville to protest the pro-developer planning proposals being floated by the Labor-controlled Inner West Council. Hall Greenland reports.

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Abundance or scarcity?

Abundance has been attracting attention and debate among mainstream economists and politicians.聽But the book directs its sights towards planning regulations as the obstacle to abundance, not to the real blockages imposed by vested interests, argues Michael Roberts.

Housing activists protest Glebe public housing demolition

Housing activists took to the streets in Glebe to show opposition to New South Wales Labor鈥檚 demolition plans for public housing sites. Kerry Smith reports.

NSW Labor鈥檚 demolition of public housing in Glebe protested

Activists highlighted New South Wales Labor鈥檚 destructive housing demolition agenda by temporarily occupying public housing at 82 Wentworth Park Road, Glebe, reports Isaac Nellist.

Fair for who? IWC鈥檚 鈥楩airer Future鈥 housing plan

The聽Inner West Council plan for vastly increased housing development聽basically doubles the amount and height of development envisaged under the state government's plan, reports Hall Greenland.

House of cards: Public housing's maintenance chaos, safety failures and class actions

New data shows a 63% surge in preventable deaths聽of homeless people because of critical shortages in housing and support services. Suzanne James reports.