Homes over Airbnbs
Renters are being evicted so landlords can turn the homes into Airbnbs. Entire buildings are being taken off the rental market and are being listed instead as short stay accomodation on sites like Airbnb. These are buildings that were once affordable for young people, and now they’re $900 a week on airbnb. This is happening […]
Anti-vilification Reforms
*with Greens Amendments After years of tireless campaigning, anti-vilification laws in Victoria have finally been expanded. Throughout this time, the community has been clear: We need to ensure that people from the LGBTQIA+ and disabled communities are protected from hate speech. And our amendments have ensured other groups affected by hateful acts will be protected […]
Support Rainbow Toolkits in Libraries
Last week in Parliament we debated a LNP proposal to provide less support to libraries and to offer fewer inclusive spaces and services for families. Wouldn’t it make much more sense to be doing more to make sure that queer and gender diverse young people feel safe and welcome everywhere in our community? Libraries are […]
Billionaires Wealth Increases
Last year, Australia’s billionaires made $67,000 an hour! That’s about a whole year’s salary for many average workers. People like Gina Rinehart and Clive Palmer have increased their wealth by about 8% or $28 billion last year, while the rest of Australia’s wages struggle to keep up with inflation. The Oxfam report Takers, not Makers breaks […]
Thousands of Jobs Cut
The Victorian government is planning to cut up to 3000 public sector jobs. Yes, the Labor part, historically the party of workers, is betraying its government employees and downsizing thousands of jobs in the name of ‘efficiency’ and ‘cost cutting’. Does any of that sound familiar? Comparisons have been made to Elon Musk’s DOGE; the […]
Save The Arts Wellbeing Collective
Mental health challenges in creative industries are disproportionately high compared to the general population. 63% of creatives reported experiencing anxiety, compared to just 15% of the general population. People working in creative industries cited financial stress caused by irregular work, long hours and workforce casualisation as huge contributors to their mental health struggles. Another common […]
Rental Horror Storries
We’ve all heard – or lived – rental horror stories Houses that have no insulation, hotter on the inside than it is outside. Houses that only have enough hot water for one short shower a day. Houses that have shorting electricity circuits, leaking water or even gas. Houses that have all of these issues, that […]
Short stays can’t stay
Regulating short stay accommodation like Airbnb is a key step to addressing our country’s housing crisis. Airbnb’s ensure many of the houses in our state are empty, despite house prices soaring, unlimited rent increases and housing supply falling below demand. We need to unlock these houses so they can be lived in all year round. […]
Too young for social media but not for prison
The Labor Government has decided to ban anyone under 16 from using social media. Despite having no idea how to regulate or enforce this ban, they’ve just gone ahead and announced the policy anyway, saying that social media platforms will have to work it out. The same platforms that are targeting teens and children with […]
Dire Food Bank Hunger Report on cost of living crisis
‘Low-income households are reaching breaking point’, Foodbank Hunger Report 2024 Over 2 million households in Australia are currently experiencing severe food insecurity, the 2024 Food Bank Hunger Report reveals. This means they are skipping meals, or going entire days without eating. Food Bank’s survey results showed 79% of these households did not have the money […]