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New Year, new hope?

15 Jan 2024 09:02 AM By We Live Here - Comment(s)

New Year, new hope?

Is 2024 a year to dream that the impossible might happen?

Shall we dare believe what We Live Here has been advocating for, since we launched in 2016, might become a reality?

Our reason for cautious hope is that Victoria has a new Premier and a new Minister for Consumer Affairs.

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2023.12 From housing crisis to hope?

01 Dec 2023 01:39 PM By We Live Here - Comment(s)

Now 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?

2023.11 Greens pressure on short-stay levy

01 Nov 2023 01:38 PM By We Live Here - Comment(s)

The Victorian Greens have written to the Treasurer Tim Pallis saying they will oppose Victoria’s proposed short-stay levy unless they get substantial changes to the state government’s new housing policy.

2023.10 Cash without the cure

01 Oct 2023 01:38 PM By We Live Here - Comment(s)

Victoria’s proposed tax on short stays will generate cash for the state government while ignoring internationally recognised solutions to tackle problems with the industry.

2023.09 Short stays out of control

01 Sep 2023 01:37 PM By We Live Here - Comment(s)

The 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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