About this episode
The episode discusses the challenges of affordable inner-city living in Sydney, focusing on the Selwyn Street boarding houses and the efforts to save them.
Is Sydney becoming a ghetto for the rich? The Selwyn Street boarding houses have become a test case for affordable inner-city living. Mike Mannix has been leading the fight to save them, and the 30 people they house. Mike joins Elizabeth Farrelly on The Sydneyist podcast to give us the background to this battle for [...]Read More... from The Selwyn Street Boarding Houses
People in this episode
Host: Elizabeth Farrelly
Guest: Mike Mannix
Topics covered
- affordable housing
- inner-city living
- gentrification
- community activism
- social issues
Keywords
- Sydney
- boarding houses
- affordable housing
- Mike Mannix
- Elizabeth Farrelly
- gentrification
- community
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Selwyn Street boarding houses
Places: Sydney
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