Influencers are shining a light on public housing. But are they doing good or just gawking?

Influencers are shining a light on public housing. But are they doing good or just gawking?

“This floor is the one with all the f---ing murderers,” one creator says,laughing.

  • byScobie Mckay

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How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22

How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22

The dream of stable housing is growing further out of reach for many,but Marija’s dream last year became a reality.

  • byJim Malo
Could this affordable housing model work in Brisbane?

Could this affordable housing model work in Brisbane?

Houses now cost 12 years of average earnings. If you don’t have the “bank of mum and dad” to help with a deposit,you might be looking at something like this.

  • byCourtney Kruk
From a wasteland to million-dollar views:Sydney apartment building with a message for the future

From a wasteland to million-dollar views:Sydney apartment building with a message for the future

The people who make Sydney an interesting place to live are being shunted to the fringes. The NSW housing minister wants to change that.

  • byJulie Power
How plans to build 3900 homes shrank to just 414 houses

How plans to build 3900 homes shrank to just 414 houses

The Minns government has revised its plans to redevelop the Riverwood public housing estate near Bankstown,blaming market forces.

  • byMichael Koziol
‘Timing couldn’t be worse’:Labor MPs irate over failure to block housing probe

‘Timing couldn’t be worse’:Labor MPs irate over failure to block housing probe

Members of the Allan government are fuming after a minister failed to head off a damaging parliamentary inquiry into the demolition of 44 social housing towers.

  • byKieran Rooney
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Bucket for toilet,mice in bed:Ombudsman urges overhaul of social housing complaint handling

Bucket for toilet,mice in bed:Ombudsman urges overhaul of social housing complaint handling

Mismanaged bathroom repairs left public housing tenant Jasmine forced to use a bucket in her backyard as a toilet.

  • byBroede Carmody
WA has big hopes for tiny homes in seniors social housing trial

WA has big hopes for tiny homes in seniors social housing trial

Tiny homes,about the size of a large shipping container with one bedroom and one bathroom in their 43-square-metre frame,are being trialled as a social housing fix.

  • byHamish Hastie
This view of the Eiffel Tower for $1000 a month:How Paris is solving its housing crisis

This view of the Eiffel Tower for $1000 a month:How Paris is solving its housing crisis

Despite facing the same pressures as other global cities,Paris has a deliberate strategy to retain its poorer citizens – and it spends a lot of money doing so.

  • byThomas Fuller
State land ‘fire sale’ as housing crisis worsens

State land ‘fire sale’ as housing crisis worsens

At least 800 social housing homes could have been built on land sold by the state government in the past four years,according to an industry analysis.

  • byBroede Carmody
Lynette felt safe buying a home through the government. She says that trust was misplaced

Lynette felt safe buying a home through the government. She says that trust was misplaced

Lynette Smith’s experience buying a private apartment on an old public housing estate has raised questions about the state’s plan to build more affordable homes.

  • byRoyce Millar andRachael Dexter