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    How does Land Banking impact housing affordability in the western suburbs?

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    In suburbs like Maribyrnong and Footscray, large plots of land sit dormant for years, sometimes decades. These plots are not vacant by happenstance but rather part of an investor practice known as land banking.
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    IN WITH THE NEW

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    Well, it’s that time of year again – out with the old and in with the new.
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    MELBOURNE’S WESTERN SUBURBS ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S HOMELESS HOTSPOTS

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    A special feature by RMIT journalists Annelise Ireland and Peter Whelan As the public housing crisis in Victoria continues to worsen, research shows the western...
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    A CASE STUDY: TECHNO PARK DRIVE RESIDENTS EVICTED

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    The housing crisis in Melbourne’s west continued: A special feature by RMIT journalists Annelise Ireland and Peter Whelan In May this year the residents of...
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    WHO’S DISRUPTING COUNCIL MEETINGS IN THE WESTERN SUBURBS?

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    RMIT SPECIAL FEATURE: far right councils: By RMIT Students Tiarna Condren, Eliza Freeman, Declan Bailey, Jack O'Shea-Ayres If you’ve tried to attend a local council...
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    PEDESTRIAN HIT BY TRUCK DUE TO MISSING TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT INFAMOUS YARRAVILLE INTERSECTION

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    ‘If it weren’t for Andria (his first responder) I don’t think I’d be here’.
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    Council meetings heating up over bike lanes, housing, and public access to question time

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    But is it the process the people want? 
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    Questions, questions, interjections, and more questions

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    But is it the process the people want? 

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