Radio interview of Albanese: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/melbourne-mornings/prime-minister-calls-pro-squatter-candidate-a-disgrace/105181870
News story that this is in relation to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-16/purple-pingers-jordan-van-den-lamb-squatters-post-senate-elex/105150596
I have some sympathy that items that connected this lady to her dead father were lost. But Jesus fucking Christ 18 years is not a reasonable amount of time to leave a property empty.
On the other hand, this earlier story shows a clear failure on van den Lamb’s part to do due diligence, and I have far more sympathy for the home owner in that case.
Agreed. It’s an unfortunate situation, it really is, but there is a housing crisis and it’s been [FAIAP] uninhabited for 18 years. Hope they manage to recover the furniture somehow, but ultimately, I care about housing people more than sentimental values.
As for the second one, I love what van den Lamb is doing but there absolutely needs to be critique and correction to avoid those slip-ups getting through vetting. Mess-ups can have serious impacts to innocent people and furthermore could further harm the public perception of squatting as a valid coping mechanism for combatting homelessness.