A devastating new report from Impact Economics and Policy shows hundreds of Tasmanian women are becoming homeless because of a lack of suitable housing. More than half of these women, many with children, have been forced to return to a violent partner to have a roof over their heads.
The Rockliff Government has promised Tasmanians it will build 10 000 new homes by 2032, but how many will be actual homes and at what real cost?
Today the Tasmanian Greens were proud to launch our plan to make sure every Tasmanian has a place to call home, by making the investment necessary to build 10,000 homes by 2032.
Today’s housing and homelessness Report on Government Services lay bare the Liberals’ failure to address Tasmania’s deepening housing crisis.
The Liberals’ new housing strategy has a lot of nice words but will be meaningless unless it’s backed up by concrete commitments and action.
The Liberals and Labor have voted down a Greens' Bill aimed at reforming Tasmania's rental laws
The Government's policy is to invest $1.5 billion in Housing over the next 10 years to build and acquire 10 000 homes.
We see the Homes Tasmania strategy, the Tasmanian Housing strategy, and note that it is a glossy document that contains numerous very welcome commitments.
It was a surprise to me and presumably other members that social housing providers are currently exempt from window covering requirements.
The purpose of the legislation was a short term way to fast track the rezoning process for eligible government land for use under the Homes Act 1935.