Shutterstock April 11, 2024 If you squat in a vacant property, does the law give you the house for free? Well, sort of Cathy Sherry, Macquarie University What are ‘squatters’ rights’ and do they apply in Australia? They do, but using them will likely prove difficult.
Elsie Refuge in 1975. Australian Information Service/National Library of Australia March 20, 2024 Squatting, kidnapping and collaboration: Australia’s first women’s shelters were acts of radical grassroots feminism Emma McNicol, Monash University 50 years ago, the first shelter for women experiencing domestic violence was established in Sydney. It’s opening was far from a ribbon-cutting affair, but it’s legacy is long and powerful.
A London pub protected by live-in guardians. Kake/Flickr March 10, 2023 The rise and rise of property guardianship and what it says about our broken housing system Chris Bevan, Durham University Guardianship is generally presented as a ‘win-win’ business model. But many guardians do it out of financial stress, not choice.