Agata Wierzbowski

Community lawyer, mother, feminist, green thumb, learning always. Views my own. She/her.

[Agata Wierzbowski @Agata_JW]

“The number of people aged 65-69 in the last census with more than three spare bedrooms hit almost 25 per cent.” https://t.co/Z3d4vrM0lC

[Emma Baker @_HealthyCities_]

What do we mean when we say ‘cold housing’? And is 18 degrees the only definition worth using? Cold housing environments: defining the problem for an appropriate policy response ⁦@UniofAdelaide⁩ ⁦@Housing_CRE⁩ ⁦⁦@achr_adl⁩ https://t.co/8acct7EOg4

[anjali sharma @anjsharmaaa]

Today, I'm backed by my senator, @DavidPocock, in launching my campaign to establish a duty of care owed by politicians to young people, ensuring that our health and wellbeing is considered when making decisions that could affect the climate system.

[Housing for the Aged Action Group @HAAGHomeAtLast]

Our delegation is ready to descend on Canberra to demand politicians to listen to real solutions to the housing crisis. They can really use your support amplifying their voices and tuning in to encourage them on August 10th, please come along https://t.co/AEreqfES7u

[Agata Wierzbowski @Agata_JW]

Pretty disappointed @TOMOrganic - this is not how these are meant to work

[Agata Wierzbowski @Agata_JW]

Australia’s rental affordability drops to worst levels in nearly a decade https://t.co/SyAp2dc65r

[Agata Wierzbowski @Agata_JW]

We are still on a path to widening inequality when it comes to housing. The budget doesn’t change that https://t.co/gDYH2nN2jE

[Agata Wierzbowski @Agata_JW]

For housing to be affordable, prices must go down, not up. Here’s how it could happen https://t.co/lLqMI1HCHu

[Tenants Victoria @TenantsVic]

On Wednesday 17 May, we are holding a free lunchtime panel discussion in Melbourne's CBD on social and health impacts of mouldy homes. Afterwards, our expert lawyers will be there in-person to take renters' questions about mould.

RSVP:
https://t.co/rgtqu14xFd

#VICLawWeek2023

[Better Renting @BetterRentingAU]

Applications for Winter Renter Researchers 2023 are open! Join us in advocating for better rental homes by collecting data on indoor temps during winter. Apply now - deadline 10 May!
https://t.co/TKD3h471cI

[Dan Ziffer @danziffer]

Home loan repayments? Hard. But don't forget renters.

This is the RBA: "renters tend to have lower incomes than other households and so spend a larger share of their income on essential items, they are less able to adjust their spending behaviour in response to high inflation"

[Housing for the Aged Action Group @HAAGHomeAtLast]

Imagine going up to this group of older people who've been paying their rent on time for 10 years and saying "times up, you're evicted". But that's exactly what the Governements doing, for many leaving no other alternative but to sleep in their cars https://t.co/T45DOA2kPw #NRAS

[Matthew Desmond @just_shelter]

"As he presses this case, Desmond sometimes sounds less like a dispassionate social scientist than a missionary…”

Guilty.

Thanks to @EyalPress for this trenchant & searching review of "Poverty, by America" in @TheAtlantic.

https://t.co/VU42nlWPx2

[Tenants Victoria @TenantsVic]

Good one Maddie - and a must-watch! 💪#rentersrights #mould

[Paul Karp @Paul_Karp]

Majority of Australians on jobseeker and parenting payments live in poverty, study finds - @lukehgomes #auspol https://t.co/JjroR21oW9

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

Rent assistance can ease rental stress, but it won’t help low-income earners find secure + affordable housing when it’s in such short supply.

🏠 It also won't stop disadvantage being concentrated in some areas, write experts from @RMIT + @Macquarie_Uni. https://t.co/hFqIjQrpso

[ABC Melbourne @abcmelbourne]

As the rental crisis continues, advocacy group Tenants Victoria is receiving so many requests it is only able to respond to about 30 per cent of those who reach out for support.
https://t.co/GrXCWE0rEj

[Tenants Victoria @TenantsVic]

Amid a deeply concerning increase in homelessness in Victoria, check our our informative summary of the latest census stats - and the groups of people who are considered #homeless in our community. #SpringSt @VCOSS @CommunityLawVic

https://t.co/MCYfdt4VVY

[Better Renting @BetterRentingAU]

Sure, landlords are part of the problem, but it is frankly remarkable how much of the problem is real estate agencies acting on their own initiative, sometimes without any knowledge or direction from the lessor.

[Tenants Victoria @TenantsVic]

Are you among the growing number of renters in Melbourne? Come along to our one-off event this Saturday as part of the @MPavilion series of events and share your story at our open mic. Details via link. @thejimmalo @FarahFarouque

https://t.co/jHfdcbUasW