Making housing a human right requires systemic change

Making housing a human right requires systemic change

Labor can’t lead the fight for housing because its policies have helped create the problem. Sam Wainwright argues that winning requires a vision for systemic change, including defending and extending public housing and strengthening protections for tenants.

Yo. You know what I think. That whole housing crisis. The word housing is embedded in it. Of course, that's not just any old thing. Because what is housing? Exactly. A human right, dude. A roof over your head. Safety. Warmth. Security. Your own home. A place in the sun. Always someone around, right. You know? It's a kind of circle, a vicious circle. First you have the housing crisis, then the scapegoat politics. While that shortage is not at all…