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A new bill is proposing a human right to housing. How would this work?

  • Written by Chris Martin, Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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There’s a new bill before federal parliament calling for housing to be considered a fundamental human right.

The bill, introduced last week by independent federal parliamentarians Kylea Tink and David Pocock, would require the government to create a ten year National Housing and Homelessness Plan.

One part of the bill states...

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