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Casey Jenkins has re-interpreted the‘I Want to Live Here‘ report with some useful graphs. As you may have read in the original report, we uncovered a genuine vacancy rate five times that reported by Real Estate Institute of Victoria; 6.9% compared to REIV’s 1.4%. By collating data from Melbourne water suppliers we were able to [...]

What role is there for artists in a community? Long looked down upon as dole bludgers, why is life such a struggle for those who like to use image, texture and craft to express rather than words or numbers? After yesterday’s excellent article Fitzroy Snubs Gentrification on our upcoming Anti-Gentrification festival, a poorly written piece [...]

photo credit: iLoveMountains.org With this weeks poll showing that many Australians were undecided on the Super Profits Resource Tax, they are effectively saying ‘please sir, tax me’. ‘No I wouldn’t think of ensuring that the privileged pay their fair share, please I emplore you – tax me!’. With 20 leading economists coming out in favour [...]

Sunday June 27th Workers Club 3-9pm DIE YUPPIE, DIE! concert & festy fashion jam ($4/$8) Come along & create your own shabby chic clothes using bits of the original Tote carpet (gloves supplied!) while checking out hirsute pole dancer Agent Cleave & listening to some of the best bands in Melbs including Cuba Is Japan, [...]