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Legal Challenge to Melbourne Public Housing Demolition Dismissed by Supreme Court

‘So for us now, it will be a case of reframing our arguments somewhat,’ lawyers acting for the residents said.
Legal Challenge to Melbourne Public Housing Demolition Dismissed by Supreme Court
A general view of the Public Housing tower in Alfred Street North Melbourne on July 11, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Henry Jom
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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.

Henry Jom
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Henry Jom is a reporter for The Epoch Times, Australia, covering a range of topics, including medicolegal, health, political, and business-related issues. He has a background in the rehabilitation sciences and is currently completing a postgraduate degree in law. Henry can be contacted at [email protected]
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