Honi attended Budget lockup to assess what the Budget included for students.
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Strong communities are being torn apart by the state government’s careless approach towards “renewing” public housing.
“We are seeing people turfed out of their homes. There are lines down the block just to wait to inspect unsuitable apartments full of mould, and that’s just the start.”
We are often criticised for being too negative, but what is the point of Honi if it is not.
Only sustained, widespread anger is enough to break the complacency that holds Australian housing policy in a perpetual state of inertia.
To contemplate a radical re-imagination of the housing market — one which centres housing as a human right — we must look beyond the meagre offerings of the Coalition and ALP.
The impact that a decade of Liberal governance has had on the area’s growth is undeniable –– but not necessarily positive.
Renters should not be placed in a situation where they must risk eviction to avoid it.
“The rubbish stuck inside the chute stinks, and the smell fills the air of the corridor. There’s no window — there’s no air coming in and out. The smell is trapped inside the building.”
Student residences should be a space where, over time, autonomous student-led traditions can emerge and grow. University housing are not just empty rooms waiting to be occupied, they are homes where memories are made. Right now, USyd is not doing that.