SPHC's 2020 statement on the racial politics behind Melbourne's tower lockdown and public housing redevelopment. It shows how renewal programs displace diverse communities, shut out larger families, and deepen the privatisation of unceded land.

Released the day the towers were locked down, SPHC's statement condemns the police-led detention of 3,000 residents in Flemington and North Melbourne. It demands a care-based public health response instead.

SPHC's 2020 call to put public housing at the centre of Victoria's COVID-19 recovery. It asks the Government to refurbish vacant homes, halt the Renewal Program, stop selling public land, and strengthen protections for all renters.