The unprecedented hard lockdown of nine public housing towers has drawn attention to the state of the buildings, which have long been the subject of campaigns for better living conditions.
The unprecedented announcement directed public attention to the towers, which have long been the subject of campaigns for better living conditions.
An elevator and communal laundry space inside the public housing tower at 130 Racecourse Road in Flemington.Enza, another resident of the same building, told SBS News there were only two washing machines for every eight units and no access to balconies or outdoor spaces."Even if you go out into the corridor, you can't open the windows, there's nothing like that," she said.
Labor MP Peter Khalil, who grew up in medium-size public housing during the 1970s and 80s, told SBS News the concerns about overcrowding in the apartments are not new. The government was also not maintaining public housing buildings to the level they should, Dr Kelly said.due to the overcrowded living and shared common spaces, including laundries and lifts.But despite pleas for more comprehensive social distancing information, including image-based posters for people who could not read and more effective in-language information campaigns, they say the government only installed hand sanitiser.
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