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From housing crisis to hope?
Now that Victoria has both a new Premier and a new Minister for Consumer Affairs, can we dare to hope or dream there will be some meaningful changes during the first term of this new government?
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Greens pressure on short-stay levy
The Victorian Greens have written to the Treasurer Tim Pallas saying they will oppose Victoria’s proposed short-stay levy unless they get substantial changes to the state government’s new housing policy.
Read MoreCash without the cure
Victoria’s proposed tax on short-stays will generate cash for the state government while ignoring internationally recognised solutions to tackle problems with the industry.
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Short stays “out of control”
The woeful inadequacy of the state’s short-stay legislation remains in the spotlight, with heightened tension in municipalities throughout the state.
Read MoreRenaissance of reason
The We Live Here Forum on housing affordability and short-term rentals showed that there are solutions to the crisis, and that people with different perspectives can work together to achieve results
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Open forum on affordable housing and short-term rentals
You are invited to a We Live Here forum, the first after a long, pandemic-induced hiatus.
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Suburban councils take the lead
The City of Melbourne is falling behind suburban councils in the race to prevent the city being overrun by short stays.
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Built to rent and ruin
An inner-city apartment resident has written to We Live Here with a horror story of dealing with “visiting drunks lacking self-awareness” in a neighbouring property.
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Aurora-gate exposes inadequate laws
The battle for the owners’ corporation at Aurora Melbourne Central has underlined the woeful inadequacies of Victoria’s strata laws and VCAT tribunal system.
Read MoreThe monster eating Melbourne
Local councils are fighting back against the short-stay behemoth that’s causing chaos across the city.
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