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Ever-widening gap

     The Sunday Times, <www.perthnow.com.au>, (Perth, W. Australia), <letters § sundaytimes news ltd com au>, Letter to The Editor, p 62, Sunday, June 19, 2011
   WHILE the gap between the haves and the have-nots widens, the present economic system of progress creates poverty.  Our young people can no longer afford to pay for shelter to house themselves.
   Cost of living adjustments by percentages are unreal and unjust, because they constantly widen those gaps, as do bonuses and privileges.
   A real and fair adjustment to the cost of living can be achieved only by one flat amount across society. OWEN LONERAGAN, Claremont.

   The West Australian, <www.thewest.com.au>, <letters § wanews com au>, Advertisement of the W.A. Department of Housing, p 38, Saturday and Sunday, July 16-17, 2011
[WA revived coat-of-arms]  Government of Western Australia
Department of Housing
Affordable Housing Call for Submissions Launch and Briefing
Tender No: HOU9611711 (Call for Submissions for Affordable and Social Housing)
   The State's new Affordable Housing Strategy tackles the shortage of affordable and social housing in WA by creating more affordable housing entry points and pathways for people on low to moderate incomes who might be at various stages of the housing continuum, be it public housing, social rental, private rental, or home ownership.
   The Department of Housing recently initiated a Call for Submissions from industry to procure new housing from the market to increase the supply of housing available for affordable rental and affordable home ownership.
   The Call for Submissions is targeted at developing affordable housing on the Respondent's land, but innovative solutions for housing products which do not involve the Respondent's land may also be considered.
   A launch and briefing session will be held to provide further details around the Call for Submissions at the Hyatt Regency Perth, Terrace Ballroom, 99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, WA on Tuesday 26 July 2011 from 10am-11am
   The Department of Housing will provide further information on:
• the Call for Submissions process
• the various contractual arrangements in which the Principal will engage
• the target of an embedded return on each dwelling procured
• proposals involving land owned by the Department
   Registration for the briefing session is necessary and should be made to the Affordable Housing Administration Team via AffordableHousingEOI § housing wa gov au
   A copy of the Call for Submissions guidelines is available by entailing full contact details to AffordableHousingEOI § housing wa gov au or calling Ph: 9440 2228.
   Closing date for the Call for Submissions is 30 May 2012 (or earlier at the absolute discretion of the Department of Housing).

Rule of law overruled

     The Sunday Times, <www.perthnow.com.au>, (Perth, W. Australia), <letters § sundaytimes news ltd com au>, Letter to The Editor, p 51, Sunday, October 23, 2011
ON human rights grounds, I object to the seizure of the car of an objector to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.  The seizure of mobile telephones also ought to be reviewed urgently by a court.
   Unless a court has ruled, we are heading into the very forms of dictatorship that many of the former British colonies are suffering. JOHN C. MASSAM, Greenwood