We welcome Senator David Pocock & Kylea Tink MP MP’s housing bill that requires a 10-yr National Housing & Homelessness Plan developed w people directly affected. The housing crisis demands immediate relief & an ambitious long-term plan to ensure adequate & equitable housing for all

Without secure, sustainable funding from government to undertake our work National Shelter may be looking at a different form in 2025. See loom.ly/WqVPTCQ

MotL 70 is live! 📢 ✨Housing for All w/ Chris Martin✨ moneyontheleft.org/2024/07/01/hou… Dr. Chris Martin joins us to discuss Modern Monetary Theory’s vital importance for the struggle to provide adequate housing for all. 1/3

A deeply considered piece from Chris Martin in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand about a new bill Kylea Tink MP & I have tabled about how we can start to treat housing as a fundamental human right in 🇦🇺 & how that would work in practice. theconversation.com/a-new-bill-is-…

Join us for a sector briefing on legislating a national housing and homelessness plan within a human rights framework. Details: Monday 22 July 2024 (AEST) 12pm - 1pm The event is free but registrations are essential. Register via loom.ly/NqVXF-c loom.ly/AK_5dtk

Prosper Australia’s 11th Speculative Vacancy report out today reveals the extent of empty and under-used housing in Melbourne and illustrates how speculative incentives are holding back housing supply. prosper.org.au/specvac11/ 🧵

Join us for the next CFRC Seminar Series to hear from Chris Martin on "Legislating for better housing policy: the National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill" Register for either in-person or online here: eventbrite.com.au/e/cfrc-seminar…

‘Lacklustre’ and ‘disappointing’ – experts react to the government’s disability royal commission response theconversation.com/lacklustre-and… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

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The contract for redeveloping the Waterloo estate has been awarded and I see some people saying that it's objectively good because it increases social housing supply. Kristian Ruming argue here that it's not so simple (1/14) tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The Commission has supported a private member’s bill that would recognise the human right to adequate housing and support improved housing outcomes for all Australians. Read more: loom.ly/wUQwZK0

Banality of evil in action, enabling genocide—this time against the Palestinian people. It is so disappointing to read that in #Australia, the #MelbourneSymphonyOrchestra has canceled a renowned pianist's performance after he spoke out about journalists murdered in Gaza. Those

Do you have a talent for design? Looking back on the struggle for improved tenancy rights, campaign poster art stands out as amazing artefacts. We are looking for original poster illustration art from 3 NSW artists! Check out the project details here: tinyurl.com/mv8z9jz4

No child should live in a motel room. Young people have said they want these unstable, harmful placements to end. Please sign and support children’s voices to be heard. alsnswact.org.au/stop-forcing-k…

Want to solve Australia's housing crisis? Obviously the answer is complex but one country has a 90% ownership rate and stable price growth. Do you know what the core of their solution is? Land Value Capture Gareth Hutchens explains abc.net.au/news/2024-08-1…

It's here! After submissions and testimony from more than 1,500 community members, today we have released 'Voices of the Crisis,' the final report from the People's Commission into the Housing Crisis. everybodyshome.com.au/peoples-commis…

We had an amazing couple of days at the Rental Exchange in Sydney last week! Huge thanks to all of these wonderful advocates & organisations building a better future for renters in Australia.: Shelter NSW, Sydney YIMBY, Abundant Housing Network Australia, Antipoverty Centre, Chris Martin,

In May/June we surveyed 1400+ renters across Australia about cost of living challenges related to energy and rental costs. Today, we release our report 'Joule Thieves' focusing on energy challenges... 🧵

We really really really need to stop using the term taxpayer money. It leads to misguided thinking. It's the real resources the money mobilizes that matter. If the private sector spends to mobilize the same resources the economic impact is the same, except that it wants a profit.

In this month's Australian Book Review we highly recommend you read 'On our moral watch: The disgrace of homelessness in Australia' by Kevin Bell. It's a brilliant commentary about the #housingcrisis 'Housing: The Great Australian Right' is out now. australianbookreview.com.au/abr-online/cur…