A group of anti-poverty campaigners have recently launched their Federal election campaign to address the national housing crisis.
According to the group, the cost of the backlog of maintenance on housing trust properties in South Australia is around $400 million.
Despite efforts for extra funding, it’s not enough to meet demand for public housing.
The Wire’s Nicky page spoke with Victorian housing campaigner, Jordan Van Den Lamb, well known on TikTok as Purple Pingers, about the issue of vacant homes.
Image: Pexels – Pavel Danilyuk
Produced By: Nicky Page
Featured In Story: Jordan Van Den Lamb – housing campaigner , Samantha – Anti Poverty Network SA , Melissa Fisher – Antipoverty Centre Co-Convenor, and
First aired on The Wire, Thursday 6 March 2025