EPISODE · Aug 4, 2025 · 1H 16M
Who's to Blame for the Housing Crisis? with Martin Barker
from Red Flag Radio · host redflag
Socialist activist and tenants' rights advocate, Martin Barker, returns to the show in this episode. He and Emma bust the ugly right-wing myths that try to blame immigrants, nimbys, or Chinese investors for the housing crisis, instead of the billionaire Australian developers and their politician buddies who are really responsible. They also discuss the prospects for the socialist politics and activism that could stand up to these forces - just in time to coincide with the launch of The Socialists party around the country! Join up to The Socialists here: https://victoriansocialists.org.au/join And read the latest Red Flag articles on housing: NSW Labor builds profits, not housing Rent freeze? No. Rent, freeze: Australia’s winter housing nightmare
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Socialist activist and tenants' rights advocate, Martin Barker, returns to the show in this episode. He and Emma bust the ugly right-wing myths that try to blame immigrants, nimbys, or Chinese investors for the housing crisis, instead of the billionaire Australian developers and their politician buddies who are really responsible. They also discuss the prospects for the socialist politics and activism that could stand up to these forces - just in time to coincide with the launch of The Socialists party around the country! Join up to The Socialists here: https://victoriansocialists.org.au/joinAnd read the latest Red Flag articles on housing:NSW Labor builds profits, not housingRent freeze? No. Rent, freeze: Australia’s winter housing nightmare
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Who's to Blame for the Housing Crisis? with Martin Barker
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