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Wrecking ball for housing towers after court tosses bid

A court has rejected a legal bid to prevent the demolition of dozens of public housing towers, but residents are considering an appeal to save their homes.

AAP · Apr 4, 2025

Melbourne public housing towers demolition to go ahead despite residents’ class action

Exclusive: Lawyer says move by state government shows residents being treated ‘as an afterthought’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 17, 2024

Housing tower residents given more time to reframe case

A Supreme Court judge has given public housing residents another month to reformulate their case against the Victorian government.

AAP · May 31, 2024

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Second chance for tower residents after case dismissed

A judge has dismissed class action by Melbourne public housing tower residents against the Victorian government, but will allow them to reframe their case.

AAP · May 3, 2024

Government seeks to dismiss tower residents' court case

The Victorian government says a tenant of one of Melbourne's 44 public housing towers has no real prospects of winning a legal fight against their demolition.

AAP · Apr 23, 2024

Residents challenge plans to demolish Melbourne public housing towers

Knocking down all 44 public housing towers in Australia’s biggest city could tear communities apart, residents say.

Al Jazeera · Apr 23, 2024

Public housing residents file class action against govt

Residents of public housing seeking to stop their homes being demolished and rebuilt have launched a class action against the Victorian government.

AAP · Jan 25, 2024

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Australia’s public housing towers are regarded as dated and ugly. But what will happen when they’re gone?

While many residents agree the flats are past their useful life, sudden announcements about the demolition of their homes has caused shock and anxiety

The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2023

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