News Archive
A curated collection of external media coverage, opinion pieces, and reports on public housing in Victoria, gathered by SPHC between 2018 and 2021. These articles reflect the media and academic discussion around public housing at the time and are preserved here for reference.
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No Work, No Rent: RAHU's Demands
RAHU · 28 May 2021
The Renters and Housing Union's demands as Melbourne locked down while rents and evictions rose.
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Victorian Budget Analysis 2021
Prof Libby Porter & Dr David Kelly · 21 May 2021
SPHC's analysis of what the 2021 Victorian State Budget means for public housing.
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Federal Budget Response 2021
SPHC · 12 May 2021
SPHC's response to the 2021 Federal Budget and its impact on public housing. -
Analysis of the Big Housing Build
Prof Libby Porter & Dr David Kelly · November 2020
A critical look at the Victorian Government's Big Housing Build and what it delivers for public housing. -
Sydney's Housing 'Renewal' Favours Private Renters
The Conversation · 8 July 2020
Research showing Sydney's public housing renewal is likely to shift people to private renting, not ownership. -
Tower Lockdowns Unfairly Target Residents
The Conversation · 6 July 2020
How Melbourne's hard lockdown of public housing towers singled out already vulnerable residents. -
Ascot Vale Public Housing to Go
The Age · 14 June 2020
Reporting on plans to demolish Ascot Vale's public housing as redevelopment spreads across Melbourne. -
Arrested Development
Clare Hanson · 14 June 2020
An Ascot Vale resident shares how public housing gave her and her son a safe, permanent home after years of homelessness. She explains why the estate's close community can't survive redevelopment. -
SPHC on 3CR: What Public Housing 'Renewal' Means for Tenants
3CR Community Radio (Raise the Roof, HAAG) · 8 January 2020
Three SPHC members join HAAG's radio show to discuss Victoria's public housing redevelopments and what they mean for tenants. -
Use Surplus Land for Public Housing
The Age · 4 May 2020
Calls for the government to build public housing on surplus land as the pandemic deepened housing stress. -
Don't Mention the Public Housing Shortage
The Conversation · 10 October 2019
Why no serious response to homelessness can ignore Australia's shortage of public housing. -
Northcote's Two Classes of Resident
The Age · 16 June 2019
How the Northcote redevelopment divided public and private residents on the same site. -
Housing for the People
Jacobin · April 2019
How Berlin tenants organised a referendum to take housing back from large corporate landlords. -
HOMES: An Exhibition About Public Housing
Verve · April 2018
An exhibition by Celeste de Clario Davis exploring life in Melbourne's public housing. -
Residents' Voices Missing from the Debate
The Conversation · 12 April 2018
Why public housing residents are being left out of decisions about their own homes.