Greens hold the balance of power in the upper house. They are also angered at the planned redevelopment of 44 public housing towers
Many young people may also be thrilled about the possibility of more affordable places to live, close to train stations and work. Maybe – as more supply slowly enters the market – buying their own home could be back within reach.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Andrews described the plan as the biggest urban renewal project Australia has ever seen, saying the towers were “out-of-date” and “crumbling”, with the new developments set to increase the number of dwellings across the publicly owned sites from 10,000 to 30,000.
In a letter to the premier from a group of Greens politicians – including the party’s state leader, Samantha Ratnam, and its federal leader, Melbourne MP Adam Bandt – they described this as “the biggest privatisation agenda since Jeff Kennett”.
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