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Richmond clearances
The elimination of 220 households and the upcoming demolition of their Richmond properties is one other chapter within the clearing out of the not-so-well-off from invaluable inner-city actual property. Within the Fifties and Sixties the Housing Fee of Victoria obligatory acquired many hundreds of small inner-city holdings, the properties of many not so effectively off, and stacked these individuals into high-rise towers, whereas the land fell into different fingers. In lots of cases, the HCV acquired for the value of land provided that the home might be declared ″sub-standard″, leaving the house proprietor with by no means sufficient to purchase elsewhere, so that they had been compelled into rental.
Now the property will likely be transformed into ″build-to-rent″ residences with the rental method out of attain of these earlier residents. They are going to lose their inner-city location and be compelled out into the sticks, with transport points and no native employment.
Mockingly, all this from a Labor authorities.
John Marks, Werribee
The place’s social justice?
The state authorities seems hell-bent on destroying Victoria’s public housing system with the proposed demolition of the 44 high-rise towers throughout Melbourne. The alternative of the Highett Avenue, Richmond, flats is a living proof. The federal government had introduced that 220 public tenant models will likely be changed by solely 150social housing dwellings whereas 650 will likely be constructed as non-public build-to-rent flats for center to excessive earnings earners. With this outrageous plan how will the 69,000 individuals on the general public housing ready record ever be housed? The place has our custom of social justice gone?
Jeff Fiedler, Castlemaine
Grim current and future
Richard Flanagan’s article “Albanese is promoting out Australia to AI colonists as artists face wreck” (18/9) is hard-hitting and dares to inform the reality about the place Australia is as we speak. I, like him in 1974 had optimistic hopes for our nation.
Sadly, I agree along with his critique and am not solely indignant and disillusioned with what might need been however unhappy that the nation has descended right into a poisonous tradition, seemingly with AI and the wealthy tech firms extinguishing us all in some unspecified time in the future.
Geraldine Lakha, Balwyn North
PM, defend artists
Your correspondent (Letters, 19/9) is true to name out the federal government’s sell-out of inventive artists in not sufficiently defending unique works by robust copyright legal guidelines. Fill in a couple of lyrics and even simply submit a subject to any variety of songwriting apps and a track will likely be created in a couple of minutes.
These songs are constructed from the blood, sweat and tears of hundreds of songwriters and artists from around the globe with out their information or permission.
Correct copyright legal guidelines are important if we’re to guard unique works created by hardworking musicians, writers and artists.
The federal government is letting our proficient and artistic artists down by not implementing robust copyright legal guidelines.
Freedom of expression is one factor however stealing work from others will not be on.
Graeme Lechte, Pascoe Vale
Phrases of a kid
ABC information report on Thursday evening of the Labor authorities’s plans to curb migration was adopted by a narrative of kids escaping the rubble of a collapsed constructing in Gaza. Our seven-year-old daughter instantly sensing the irony in our nation in search of to maintain individuals out throughout a time of world battle and document numbers of forcibly displaced individuals requested to write down a letter to the prime minister.
Whereas we fastidiously body these tales to make sure they’re as secure as attainable for younger viewers, our daughter’s plea that “we have now room” and that these youngsters “have carried out nothing mistaken” had been all her phrases. If our daughter is to develop up in an egalitarian society and a liberal democracy, our authorities should do higher than pander to rightwing social media algorithms and nativist populism.
Tim Wright, Level Lonsdale
Freight practice blues
Your correspondent (Letters, 18/9) has accurately recognized {that a} main reason behind street floor deterioration and potholes is the plethora of heavier automobiles on the roads, in contrast with earlier a long time. Along with the rectification of street surfaces and pothole elimination, a fascinating various resolution is the redirection of heavy freight volumes to the logical various – freight rail. But the prime minister this 12 months decreed that the lengthy overdue for completion inland freight rail, between Melbourne (Australia’s largest port) and Queensland, be suspended. Extra freight on nation and interstate roads – extra potholes and floor deterioration. Time to get the products again on (the rail) observe.
Brian Kidd, Mt Waverley
Going south
With the continued debate over East Brighton or Brighton East, amongst others, I’m trying ahead to the next discussions; Korea South, Sudan South and Africa South and even America South.
Phil Labrum, Trentham
Hidden agenda
I can’t imagine that the federal Labor authorities has plans to introduce new laws relating to visas and migrants with out the information of the devastating influence these guidelines can have on rural and regional Australia.
I imagine that they know precisely what they’re doing and that after some parliamentary and committee biffo they’ll be largely withdrawn and all that will likely be left is a coverage to have interaction actively in deporting ″overstayers″.
Why? As a result of this tactic serves to wedge One Nation and the Nationals and bleed votes from these affected negatively by the migration insurance policies as they stand, if to not the ALP then to Greens and Independents, parliamentarians with whom I’m positive the ALP would slightly deal.
Simon Clegg, Donvale
Hanson, open the thoughts
Pauline Hanson’s public feedback that First Nations persons are probably the most primitive on Earth and have achieved nothing is as disdainful as claiming all redheads are ignorant. There isn’t sufficient column area to acknowledge the superior contributions First Nations individuals have made to sport, dance, literature, music, journalism, artwork, and politics. I’d encourage Hanson to learn any e book by one of many many proficient Indigenous writers and open her thoughts to their historical past being informed by music and dance.
Information isn’t any burden to hold. An intractable ignorance however, diminishes her.
Linda Grace, Mitcham
It’s all Trumps
Donald Trump tells Individuals, “While you vote, fake that Trump is on the poll!”
Democrats inform Individuals, “While you vote, fake that Trump is on the poll!“
Stuart McArthur, Carlton North
Band collectively
When politicians ban information organisations from information conferences (Pauline Hanson and Donald Trump) it will be good if all different organisations banded collectively and refused to additionally attend.
Michael Brinkman, Ventnor
Carney’s imaginative and prescient
It’s a pleasure to listen to a politician whose phrases are memorable. ″We imagine {that a} robust financial system will not be an finish in itself however the means to a simply society.″ – Mark Carney, chatting with the European Parliament. A lot wrapped up in a single sentence. A lot addressed in a single speech.
Alison Fraser, Ascot Vale
Falling behind
I spend nearly each waking second making an attempt to “assist mitigate local weather change”. And but, seeing the local weather changing into extra chaotic and governments and main polluting firms persevering with their climate-damaging behaviours, I concern all of us fall into the “not-doing-enough” class.
Lesley Walker, Northcote