New Year, new hope?
24 Jan 2024 - Barbara Francis & Rus LittlesonIs 2024 a year to dream that the impossible might happen?
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From housing crisis to hope?
29 Nov 2023 - Barbara Francis & Rus LittlesonNow that Victoria has both a new Premier and a new Minister for Consumer Affairs, can we dare to hope or dream there will be some meaningful changes during the first term of this new government?
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Greens pressure on short-stay levy
1 Nov 2023 - Barbara Francis & Rus LittlesonThe Victorian Greens have written to the Treasurer Tim Pallas saying they will oppose Victoria’s proposed short-stay levy unless they get substantial changes to the state government’s new housing policy.
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Cash without the cure
27 Sep 2023 - Barbara Francis & Rus LittlesonVictoria’s proposed tax on short-stays will generate cash for the state government while ignoring internationally recognised solutions to tackle problems with the industry.
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Short stays “out of control”
30 Aug 2023 - Barbara Francis & Rus LittlesonThe woeful inadequacy of the state’s short-stay legislation remains in the spotlight, with heightened tension in municipalities throughout the state.
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