Apartments

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Politics & Society

The future of our public housing towers

Instead of demolishing Melbourne’s ageing public housing towers, clever refurbishments could save millions of dollars and provide high-quality public housing

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Politics & Society

Melbourne's housing crisis and homelessness

As Melbourne faces a growing housing crisis, pockets of innovation are offering some people a leg up out of social housing and into home ownership

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Environment

Why apartments are failing the heat stress test

If the power goes off during a heat wave most of Melbourne’s apartment blocks would fail international health standards, research shows

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