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More than 1,600 Australians pushed into homelessness each month as housing crisis deepens, report finds (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

More than 80 housing organisations on Friday called for a national overhaul of the rental market to ease the housing crisis. They argue the federal government should establish minimum rent standards to protect Australians from cost spikes and poor-quality dwellings.

The organisations, which include tenant unions, housing providers and domestic violence services, signed a statement to the Senate’s rental crisis inquiry saying the market was characterised by “instability, insecurity, and a lack of adequate protections”.

They want an end to no-grounds evictions, limits on rent increases, basic energy standards and better enforcement of tenancy laws. They are also calling on federal and state governments to aim for at least 10% of all dwellings to be social housing.

As the article goes on to say, this is basically what the Greens have been calling for, and is the reason the Greens have been continuing to push back against Labor's $500 million housing fund.

[–] Marsupial@quokk.au 6 points 2 years ago

Fucking would kill for a Greens government.

They’re not perfect and the anti-nuclear stuff is a bit extreme (and I don’t even think nuclear is worthwhile) but they’re on the ball for 95% of it which is more than any other offering.