Labor for Housing
@HousingLabor
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The national advocacy group of grassroots ALP members fighting for better housing for all Australians
Joined July 2020
We’ve got a plan for productivity. Reform the Capital Gains Tax Discount. End the public housing tax. Read more here: .
afr.com
Labor for Housing says savings from reforming CGT could be used to scrap GST on goods and services used to build, maintain and manage state public housing.
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Our position is clear and unwavering: 🏡 There can be no sale of govt land across the 44 sites. 🏡 The towers must be replaced with significantly more than 1000 extra dwellings (ideally +10k). 🏡 There can be no net loss of public housing.
theage.com.au
Daniel Andrews’ final promise was pitched as visionary urban renewal, but it has left many Labor figures livid.
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One for the social housing policy nerds - Vic Govt have finally released the Reg Review!. We fought for this back in 2020 to ensure public & community tenants had equitable rights. We’ll have more to say once we’ve digested it - so happy reading nerds! .
dtf.vic.gov.au
The Victorian Government commissioned an independent Social Housing Regulation Review as part of the Big Housing Build to identify future regulatory arrangements that will support the long-term...
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We’ll always give credit where credit is due - and on this one, well done @AdamBandt . Good public policy, good public outcomes. Snaps to @AlboMP for getting it done ✅.
Anthony Albanese and Adam Bandt have struck a deal to pass key Labor agenda items in exchange for half a billion dollars in new social housing funding. Bandt and Albanese met in the prime minister’s office on Thursday morning.
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We want to see an end to discriminatory lending practices, expansion of shared equity schemes for this cohort & an introduction of fixed rate mortgages. Our homeownership target of 75% by 2035 is focussed on ensuring every Australian can access a safe & secure retirement #75by35.
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1000s of older Australian renters who are “too rich” to have access to social housing, but “too poor” to access homeownership or secure housing. Security in retirement is predicated on retirees owning their own home - but this isn’t available to everyone. 2/.
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A privilege to join @h4theaag for the launch of their critical research ‘Not Poor Enough, Not Rich Enough: the Missing Middle’. 1/
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This is a fantastic announcement that will make a meaningful difference to the lives of millennials and zoomers but we can’t abandon social and affordable housing or our desire to have mandatory inclusionary zoning. Period.
theguardian.com
In pitting millennials against boomers, the Victorian premier is setting the stage for a 2026 election fought on housing
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Thanks to the Mordialloc Branch for hosting us this week! Considered and thoughtful questions about our Federal Housing Plan, and great ideas about supporting older people I to housing & multigenerational living!
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Labor for Housing has a plan. And we reckon it’s a pretty good one.
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Housing. It’s so we can create a home. A sanctuary. A safe place to sleep, to grow and to live. To raise children & build happy memories. Not for profit. Not for wealth. Not only for the rich. #Auspol2024 #HousingCrisis .#NegativeGearing #memories.
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