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Jersey s parliament has voted against declaring a housing crisis in the island.
Former housing minister Senator Sam Mezec demanded better laws to protect tenants and called for the cost of social housing to be lowered.
Assistant treasury minister Lindsay Ash described the word crisis as emotive and misleading .
Chief Minister John Le Fondre was among the members who voted against the proposition at the States Assembly.
States members sitting at Wednesday s meeting were asked to decide if a housing affordability crisis existed in the island.
The proposition sought to improve security for tenants, including the introduction of open-ended tenancies.
Sydney FC scored once on either side of half-time to end the regular season on a high with a 2-0 win over Brisbane Roar at Moreton Daily Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Roar needed a three-point effort to seal third spot on the table heading into the Finals Series but will instead wait to see if Central Coast Mariners can defeat Western United in the second game of Matchday Saturday to jump above Brisbane on the table.
Sydney FC legend Alex Brosque says Adam Le Fondre's mid-season return has helped the second-placed Sky Blues regain the cutting edge they've lacked since the Englishman's departure at the end of the last A-League season.
The two-time A-League Champion put on his best performance of the current campaign in Sydney's 4-1 win over Adelaide United in Matchweek 23. Le Fondre scored two goals and assisted a third as the reigning Champions notched a fourth-consecutive win to build momentum in pursuit of a third-consecutive A-League title.
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Adelaide s Jordan Elsey was sent off for a second bookable offence just after the hour on Saturday, but the score was already 3-0 with the visitors in total control.
The visitors overwhelmed Adelaide from the outset and essentially spent the first five minutes camped in the Reds defensive half.
The pressure paid off with Le Fondre breaking the deadlock after just six minutes with a clinical header.
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Luke Brattan quickly took a free kick, spreading it wide to Ryan Grant who whipped in a cross for Le Fondre who eluded Ryan Strain at the back post.