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Residents to continue fighting demolition of Melbourne public housing towers despite court setback



Pledge comes after Victoria’s supreme court dismisses residents’ class action against government, saying it has ‘no real prospect of success’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s supreme court has dismissed a class action that was attempting to stop the demolition of Melbourne’s 44 public housing towers, saying it had no real prospect of success.But the Inner Melbourne Community Legal service, which is leading the case, said it was determined to continue the fight using fresh legal tactics.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/article/2024/may/03/melbourne-public-housing-towers-demolition-class-action-supreme-court

Author : Cait Kelly

Publish date : 2024-05-03 06:19:01

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