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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos

‘Derelict’ Carlton towers to be demolished and rebuilt in federal housing fund’s first project

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Two public housing towers on Nicholson Street in Carlton will be demolished and rebuilt in a partnership between the Victorian and federal governments. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Two vacant public housing towers in Melbourne’s inner-north will demolished to make way for at least 230 new energy-efficient apartments, in the first project to use the federal government’s $2bn social housing accelerator fund.

Anthony Albanese announced the redevelopment on Tuesday alongside the state’s premier, Daniel Andrews, and praised the Victorian government for not “flogging off” the land to developers.

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