Victorian Liberal MP Wendy Lovell chastised for saying children in social housing ‘cannot mix’ in wealthy areas

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The Victorian Liberal MP Wendy Lovell has come under fierce criticism for saying there is no point" in having social housing in wealthy areas where the children cannot mix with others".

Lovell, who pointed to low-income families' inability to afford the latest in sneakers and iPhones" as a reason children would struggle to fit in, made the comments on Wednesday during debate in the state parliament's upper house about a Greens bill to set a target to end homelessness in Victoria by 2030.