The Marshall Government has fast-tracked a major spending commitment to build 1000 new affordable homes on government-owned land, in a move that could win over Greens support to pass Treasurer Rob Lucas’s contentious land tax reforms.
Social housing tenants will face a rent hike of up to $7 per week from next month in a move the State Government has labelled an equity measure, but advocates say will unfairly burden those living on the breadline.
The City Beach volleyball complex, an ageing Australia Post building in the city’s west-end and the Army’s Keswick Barracks have been identified by Adelaide City Council staff as potential sites for new social housing developments.
Government policies have prioritised investors over affordable housing, argues Greg Ogle. So why not reverse that situation by using increases in land tax revenue to rebuild the state’s once-proud record in public housing?