The ACT Legislative Assembly has today moved to enshrine access to adequate housing as a human right, in an Australian-first decision that passed with bipartisan support.
The ACT Legislative Assembly has today moved to enshrine access to adequate housing as a human right, in an Australian-first decision that passed with bipartisan support.
This sounds great. I’d love to know more about what this actually means. I’m hoping for positive things.
There’s a few pieces out there:
Housing is now a human right in Canberra: what does that mean?
‘Paradigm shift’: ACT enshrines Australian-first housing right
Pretty much nothing from the sounds of it. Probably make it harder to evict bad renters, but that’s about it.