Tenants' Union in the media
Tenants' Union in the media
A quarter of Australia’s property investments held by 1% of taxpayers, data reveals
Mostafa Rachwani and Antoun Issa The Guardian (No paywall) # Housing affordability, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/04/a-quarter…
‘The market never lies’: real estate industry calls for NSW to drop proposed ban on secret rent bidding
Tamsin Rose The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Campaigns and law reform, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jun/02/real-esta…
NSW rent reform delayed, referred to inquiry due to rent bidding concerns
Jessica Wang news.com.au (No paywall) # Campaigns and law reform, Housing affordability, State Government.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/renting/nsw-rent-ref…
Rental bidding: proposed reforms won’t keep a roof over renters’ heads
Cat Woods Law Society Journal (No paywall) # Rent, Campaigns and law reform, Housing market.Go to: https://lsj.com.au/articles/rental-bidding-proposed-reforms-wont…
‘Pouring fuel on the fire’: fear NSW’s move to ban secret rental bidding will drive prices up
Tamsin Rose The Guardian (No paywall) # Campaigns and law reform, Housing affordability, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/11/pouring-f…
Rent freezes off the table in NSW as new government focuses on bonds and bidding
Paige Cockburn ABC (No paywall) # Campaigns and law reform, Federal Government, Housing affordability.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-08/rent-caps-ruled-out-nsw-b…
'I’m taking my landlord to tribunal for upping our rent by $350 a week.'
Chantelle Schmidt Mama Mia (No paywall) # Tribunal NCAT, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.mamamia.com.au/rental-increase/
Rent in Australian capital cities climbs record 11.7% in 12 months
Mostafa Rachwani The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/may/03/rent-in-a…
NSW eviction rates are on the rise
Luke Grant 2GB (No paywall) # Eviction, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.2gb.com/podcast/nsw-eviction-rates-are-on-the-rise/
National Cabinet tasks states with boosting renters' rights
Alison Xiao ABC (No paywall) # Federal Government, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/national-cabinet-tasks-…
‘An Australian-made problem’: Government should ‘step in’ with housing crisis
Staff Sky News (No paywall) # Affordable housing, Housing affordability, Planning and development.Go to: https://www.skynews.com.au/business/real-estate/an-australianmad…
Renters relying on hacks to dodge housing crisis, as advocates call for cultural change
Brianna Morris-Grant ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Personal stories, Renting culture.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-14/rental-market-house-sitti…
It's touted as one solution to Australia's housing crisis, but what is build-to-rent? And can it live up to the hype?
Dinah Lewis Boucher and Velvet Winter ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-07/what-are-solutions-to-aus…
Rental crisis: Aussies rage at detail in $375-per-week studio listing
James Clarke Yahoo News (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Renting culture.Go to: https://au.news.yahoo.com/rental-crisis-aussies-rage-at-detail-i…
International students resorting to living in tents
Wing Kuang ABC (No paywall) # Housing market, Personal stories, Students.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/international-s…
How would rent caps work in Australia and how might they affect affordability?
Cait Kelly The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/22/how-would…
Auction-style rental bids spur competition among desperate tenants
Amber Schultz WA Today (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Personal stories.Go to: https://www.watoday.com.au/national/nsw/auction-style-rental-bid…
‘Web of lies’: how scammers are taking advantage of Australia’s tight rental market
Cait Kelly The Guardian (No paywall) # Housing affordability, Housing market, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/04/web-of-li…
A rental application service is selling extra data protection for $20. Not everyone is sold
Jim Malo and Abbir Dib The Sydney Morning Herald (No paywall) # Privacy and access, Security and safety, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/a-rental-application-servic…
Having a roof over your head is a basic human need. Renting in Australia should be treated like an essential service
Leo Patterson Ross The Guardian (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Campaigns and law reform, Home, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents, Renting culture.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/28/having-a-r…
Why renters hold the power at the polling booth
James O'Doherty Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Eviction, Utilities electricity water gas, Campaigns and law reform, Climate change, State Government.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/renters-could-decide-…
Why tenants will decide NSW's next leader
John Rolfe Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Eviction, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/state-election/wester…
Bob has no idea where he will be living in six weeks as Sydney's rental crisis hits hard
Paige Cockburn and Kamin Gock ABC (No paywall) # Eviction, No-grounds evictions, Older people, State Government.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-27/sydney-rental-crisis-hits…
Renting and housing not ‘recognised as an essential service’
Erin Molan Sky News (No paywall) # Affordable housing, Campaigns and law reform, Federal Government, Housing affordability, Housing market, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.skynews.com.au/opinion/erin-molan/renting-and-housin…
Most states ban rent bidding, so why are desperate renters still allowed to offer more?
Michelle Elias SBS (No paywall) # Rent, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/article/most-states-ban-ren…
Bondi real estate agent's advice for capitalising on rental crisis reignites calls to ban no-fault evictions
Rosemary Bolger ABC (No paywall) # Eviction, Campaigns and law reform, Landlords and agents, No-grounds evictions, State Government.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-16/bondi-real-estate-rental-…
Compo push for no-fault evictions of older tenants
Luke Costin The Advocate (No paywall) # Eviction, Homelessness, Older people, State Government.Go to: https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/8084321/compo-push-for-no-f…
Real estate agents called out on TikTok for creative rental ads
A Current Affair Staff A Current Affair (No paywall) # Campaigns and law reform, Housing affordability, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/rental-crisis-aussie-r…
Sydney renter hit by 35% hike as housing crisis sparks calls to cap increases
Mostafa Rachwani The Guardian (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/feb/04/sydney-re…
‘Pretty bleak for tenants’: Rental vacancy rate at record low
Jim Malo and Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Homelessness, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/pretty-bleak-for-tenants-re…
Can rent-to-own schemes help in the housing crisis?
Radio National ABC (No paywall) # Home ownership, Rent to buy.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/can-re…
Photography through a renter's lens
Jessie Kay 2SER (No paywall) # Rent, Home, Renting culture, Strong communities, Students, Young people.Go to: https://2ser.com/photography-through-a-renters-lens/
Inner West launches new drive to improve renters’ rights
Inner West Council Inner West Council (No paywall) # Rent, Local Government, Strong communities, Sydney.Go to: https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/about/news/media-releases/2023-…
Rental crisis fears for international students as they return to Sydney
Christopher Harris The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Boarders and lodgers, Rent, Share houses, Housing market, Students, Sydney, Young people.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/rental-crisis-fears-for-inte…
Family 'priced out' of south-west Sydney rental market, as finding affordable homes 'near-impossible'
Heath Parkes-Hupton ABC (No paywall) # Eviction, Public and community housing, Rent, Families, Homelessness, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-28/family-living-in-caravan-…
Rental crisis: Pensioner forced to move hours away from family, friends
Jorge Branco 9 News (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Campaigns and law reform, Housing affordability, Housing market, Long-term tenant, Personal stories, Regional NSW.Go to: https://www.9news.com.au/national/rental-crisis-australia-pensio…
Sydney renter describes all too common nightmare in current market
Madeleine Achenza news.com.au (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/renting/sydney-rente…
Sydney couple earning $240k reveal struggle to find a rental
news.com.au news.com.au (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/renting/sydney-coupl…
Byron Bay blue between “Airbnb mafia” and grassroots groups highlights costly housing crisis
Callum Foote Michael West Media (No paywall) # Campaigns and law reform, Local Government, Regional NSW, Short-term holiday letting, State Government.Go to: https://michaelwest.com.au/byron-bay-blue-spotlights-tensions-be…
Low-rent behaviour by greedy landlords is feeding the rental crisis
Jenna Price The Sydney Morning Herald (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Repairs, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/low-rent-behaviour-by-greedy-lan…
‘F**khead territory’: ABC star explodes after being trolled over rental question
news.com.au news.com.au (No paywall) # Utilities electricity water gas, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/renting/fkhead-terri…
Not cool: push for insulation in all Australian rental homes as study shows dangerous heat levels
Cait Kelly The Guardian (No paywall) # Public and community housing, Climate change, Health, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents, Minimum habitability standards.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/jan/16/not-cool-…
Sydney rental prices sit above national average, bucking national trend
Eli Green news.com.au (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/economy/australian-economy/sydne…
TikTokers Are Revealing The Abject Chaos Of Finding A Place In The Sydney Rental Market RN
Soaliha Iqbal Pedestrian (No paywall) # Housing affordability, Housing market.Go to: https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/sydney-rental-market-tiktok/
Feature in Sydney $300-a-week rental slammed: 'New low'
Tom Flanagan Yahoo News (No paywall) # Housing affordability, Landlords and agents, Minimum habitability standards.Go to: https://au.news.yahoo.com/feature-in-sydney-300-a-week-rental-sl…
Rising rent prices: Extreme measures and where to get support
Luana Matrone and Amy Bradney-George Finder (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability.Go to: https://www.finder.com.au/rising-rent-prices-2022
NSW brings in controls on how renters’ data can be stored and used
Caitlin Cassidy The Guardian (No paywall) # Privacy and access, Campaigns and law reform, Housing affordability, Landlords and agents, State Government.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/17/nsw-bring…
Banning rent bidding: what do the new protections do?
Leo Patterson Ross (No paywall) # Rent, Campaigns and law reform, Housing market, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/blog/banning-rent-bidding-what-do-new…
NSW government rent bidding ban will be in place by Saturday after Sydney real estate agents exposed over ‘auction-like’ practice
Madeleine Bower, Lachlan Leeming, James O'Doherty, Noah Yim Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Rent, Landlords and agents.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/agents-exposed-over-a…
So your landlord wants to put your rent up? Here's why and what you can do
Isabelle Lane SBS (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/so-your-landlord-wants-to-pu…