When Matt Dutkiewicz was hospitalised after fighting the 2003 bushfires at Uriarra Crossing, he thought his brother had died trying to save the family home in Duffy. Now, as Matt reflects on his experience of the fires nearly 20 years on, the ACT Government is considering further expansion of the same western edge he saw burn in 2003 to grapple with the unfolding housing crisis in Canberra.Continue readingToday’s solution and tomorrow’s problem
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In the past three decades, fewer and fewer young Australians have been able to enter the nations booming property market. During the pandemic, this trend has been supercharged, leading to prices in our capital city rising by twenty-nine per-cent in the past year.Continue readingCanberra house prices soar, leaving young people in the dust
James Cruz is the second Senate candidate for The Greens, supporting its lead candidate, Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng, in the upcoming 2022 Federal Election. As a librarian for over 10 years, James has seen first-hand how people can make a positive impact on the lives of others in the community. From his personal experience growing up in public housing, James is passionate about addressing in his campaign what he frames as the housing crisis.Continue readingFrom books to politics: Q&A with ACT Greens candidate James Cruz