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If you live in public housing, what rights do you have to stay in your home?

Around 544,000 people live in public housing in Australia. And there’s huge demand for more: 169,000 households are waiting for public housing, up almost 10% from a decade earlier.

The Conversation · Feb 11

Tower residents' eviction win ahead of High Court fight

The Court of Appeal has ordered a state government body to halt its plan to evict residents at three public housing towers earmarked for demolition.

AAP · Feb 5

Public housing fight enters new year as wreckers circle

Residents are vowing not to go quietly as a state government readies to tear down public housing towers after a legal win.

AAP · Jan 1

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Evictions loom as housing tower demo appeal tossed

The High Court could be called on to have the final say on a state government's plan to demolish dozens of public housing towers after an appeal was dismissed.

AAP · Dec 19, 2025

As Melbourne’s public housing towers await demolition, some residents prepare to leave while others hold out

Tenants fear being given inadequate alternatives as move date looms ahead of mass redevelopment

The Guardian - AU · Sep 28, 2025

Engineer who helped build Melbourne’s public housing towers condemns plan to demolish ‘icons’

Victorian government defends redevelopment, saying towers are outdated and unsafe as inquiry continues

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2025

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

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Facing the demolition of her Melbourne home, Ella gets a new flat – in another tower slated for destruction

Scores of public housing tenants are saying no to moving into buildings the state government plans to replace

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2025

Housing tower class action halted for document fight

The trial for a Victorian public housing tower class action has been delayed as lawyers fight for secret cabinet documents to be produced.

AAP · Oct 29, 2024

Housing towers demolition decided before consultation

The reasoning behind a state government decision to demolish multiple public housing towers has been questioned in the Supreme Court.

AAP · Oct 28, 2024

Demolition deal signed despite ongoing class action

A contract to demolish three public housing towers has been signed even though a case against Homes Victoria is yet to begin Supreme Court trial proceedings.

AAP · Aug 11, 2024

Demolition day for housing towers nears despite fight

Plans to demolish three public housing towers subject to a class action will power on despite a class action and residents' objections.

AAP · Jul 18, 2024

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

Victoria's social housing plan fails to consider demand

Homes Victoria, which manages social housing, lacks a plan to target areas in the state with the highest level of demand, a report says.

AAP · Jun 19, 2024

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AAP · May 31, 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.

The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2024

Residents to continue fighting demolition of Melbourne public housing towers despite court setback

Pledge comes after Victoria’s supreme court dismisses residents’ class action against government, saying it has ‘no real prospect of success’

The Guardian - AU · Apr 26, 2024

‘It’s not the 19th century’: tenants in new social housing block in Victoria say they go weeks without flushing toilets

The complex was heralded as the ‘most advanced’ of its kind when it opened but residents say maintenance requests are often ignored or take weeks to address

AAP · Apr 23, 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.

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AAP · Mar 12, 2024

Return of tower residents not 'mathematically possible'

Lawyers for the Victorian government say a plan to demolish and rebuild 44 public housing towers did not breach human rights despite failing to consult tenants.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2023

Greens say Melbourne housing towers should be fixed amid claims that would be ‘putting lipstick on a pig’

Homes Victoria says maintaining the 44 towers would cost $2.3bn over 20 years but Greens say some estates are already being refurbished

The Guardian - AU · Sep 23, 2023

By making a deal with developers on housing, Daniel Andrews may find it harder to negotiate with the Greens

Greens hold the balance of power in the upper house. They are also angered at the planned redevelopment of 44 public housing towers

The Conversation · Sep 22, 2023

Will taxing short stays boost long-term rental supply? Other policies would achieve more

The Victorian government, like many governments around the world, has announced new regulations on short-stay accommodation. The government says Victoria has more than 36,000 short-stay places, which are reducing the number of homes available for long-term rental.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2023

Australian-first affordable rental scheme a ‘massive relief’ for Victorians faced with housing crisis

Exclusive: About 2,400 homes will be available for low- to middle-income renters under ‘big housing build’

ABC News · Jun 1, 2023

No campaign accused of misrepresenting First Nations commentators in youth-targeted advertisements

Quotes from prominent First Nations activists, writers, academics and politicians who have critiqued the notion of a Voice to Parliament have appeared in new No campaign social media ads. But some are not willing participants.

The Guardian - AU · Mar 5, 2023

‘Now you’re evicting them?’: Victorians in ‘life-changing’ housing scheme face homelessness again

Hundreds yet to be permanently housed and others unhappy with accommodation as government scales back funding

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