Tag Archives: Housing
Centrelink begin welfare ban on booze, tobacco
Evelyn Yamine The Telegraph RENT, bills and food are in but alcohol, cigarettes and gambling are out. A federal government trial in which Centrelink manages the money of welfare recipients began yesterday amid an angry protest. Bankstown, in Sydney‘s southwest, … Continue reading
Economic refugees flee Sydney for NYC
Brigid Delaney Sydney Morning Herald I finish my delicious, very large chicken and salad sandwich ($5), before taking the train ($2.25) home to my massive apartment ($400 a week), stopping off on the way at a bar to meet some … Continue reading
Family of five forced out
Bryan Seymour Today Tonight A family of five has been left homeless because of rising rent and a desperate shortage of public housing, forcing them to live in their car.
Real Wealth vs. The Debt Bubble – Catherine Austin Fitts on GRTV
James Corbett Global Research TV As a former investment banker and Assistant Secretary of Housing, Catherine Austin Fitts spent years learning how the system really works. Now, she spends her time teaching people about that system and how they can … Continue reading
Elderly told: go back to work and downsize
Tim Ross Telegraph Elderly people should be encouraged to go back to work and move into smaller homes, one of David Cameron’s key advisers said last night. David Halpern, a senior No.10 aide, said loneliness was a “more powerful predictor” … Continue reading
Sarkozy accused of using ‘extras’ to pose as supporters
Henry Samuel The Telegraph The accusations against the French president come ahead of elections he is polled to lose. Mr Sarkozy, 57, received a warm response from workers when he visited the social housing construction site in Mennecy, Essonne, near … Continue reading