Victorian Judge Dismisses Residents’ Class Action to Stop Demolition

Published on May 3, 2024

A supreme court judge has dismissed a legal challenge to overturn the demolition of Melbourne’s public housing towers. In January, Inner Melbourne Community Legal (IMCL) filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of nearly 1,000 public housing tenants. They claimed that the state government failed to properly consider residents’ human rights when it decided to demolish and redevelop all 44 of Melbourne’s high-rise public housing. The state government’s plan, announced in 2023 by former premier Daniel Andrews, would result in the relocation of more than 10,000 residents, who have complained that the relocation announcement has taken both an emotional and physical toll....

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