The Victorian government has been accused of prioritising profits over housing for those in need, as it sells off land considered for social housing to private developers. It comes as the government signs contracts to begin work on demolishing public housing towers in Melbourne's north, despite a class action from residents.
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00:00It's a lovely spot.
00:03Stepping out under blue skies, the Premier was in a sunny mood.
00:07You can feel your power bills going down while the sun is shining so well.
00:11Spooking solar savings in Melbourne's western suburbs.
00:14While it's a help for homeowners with cost of living, it was an empty block of land in
00:19Preston which kept pressure on the Premier.
00:22The block had been earmarked for social housing, but is now being sold to private developers.
00:28Premier Jacinta Allen and her Labor government are selling off public land because they've
00:33run out of money to build the social and affordable homes they promised they would build.
00:37In the midst of a housing crisis, instead of building thousands of public homes, Victorian
00:42Labor is conducting a fire sale on public land.
00:46This is going to make the housing crisis worse.
00:49Jacinta Allen insisting the government will make good on its promise of 12,000 homes over
00:54four years under its big housing build.
00:57We're going to deliver those homes.
00:59In terms of that land in Preston, it's being identified that it can be put to use for other
01:03housing purposes and that's also a good thing.
01:06To lose this site of public land to private interests to drive profit instead of homes
01:13for the people who need them is very upsetting.
01:16The government is also bulldozing ahead with plans to redevelop public high-rise housing
01:21towers in Carleton, North Melbourne and Flemington, despite ongoing legal action from residents
01:28opposed to the plan.
01:29Works will begin here in Carleton later this year.