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Renters stress hits the Blackwood - time for a renters alliance Australia-wide

Gerry Georgatos — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 03:01:39 +0000

Gerry Georgatos
We have all heard about mortgage stress however renters' stress has received comparatively little mention according to Lea Keenan, coordinator of the WA Renters Alliance. Ms Keenan said that rising rents are not confined to Perth and the north west however "are just as out of control in the south west."

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Democracy needs reform: Human rights, housing policy – Australia and China compared

Wei Ling Chua — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:28:43 +0000

Housing affordability is an issue of basic human rights. A recent report in the UK, A Silent Killer by Sheffield University commissioned by a charity organisation, Crisis (21 Dec 2011) reveals that:

“People who live on the streets die an average of 30 years before the general population” due to:

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Steve Keen endorses first home buyers' strike

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 12:48:27 +0000

Steve Keen, Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Western Sydney and Australia's most prominent housing bear, has endorsed Prosper Australia's call for a First Home Buyers' Strike.

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The City is Ours – a new Melbourne direct action group launched

Flowerpower — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 02:11:33 +0000

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