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Hamilton South residents at a site for a proposed community hall

Advancing Tenant Voice: Examining Tenant Participation

This report looks at 40 years of tenant participation initiatives in NSW public housing and explores them further through a case study of the Hamilton South estate in Newcastle.
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Erina and Duncan

Staying home in Warren Rd Marrickville

We report on a local campaign in Marrickville, and some of the issues it illustrates around the 'Affordable Housing' program.
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Goodbye no-grounds

Webinar: NSW tenancy reform – What's changed? What do we still want?

NSW rental laws have changed significantly over the last couple of years – but what do they actually look like in practice?
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Energy efficiency rental standards – renters have your say!

The Minimum Energy Efficiency Rental Standards (MEERS) consultation is now open. Here's how you can contribute.
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Land lease community home owner seeks action on nuisance fairy in the garden

Some residents’ homes in this land lease community have been inundated with fairy grass.
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Burned building

El Lago tenants awarded compensation for untenable conditions

Tenants at El Lago launched Tribunal action over villas which were far from secure or reasonably fit for habitation, and offered little in the way of peace, comfort and quiet enjoyment.
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Land lease home owners press for urgency on legislative reforms for site repairs

For a number of home owners the need for major site repairs has been becoming unmanageable and detrimental to their homes.
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Tenancy law has changed

Tenancy law has changed in NSW

After many years of campaigning, NSW renters won some significant improvements to tenancy law over 2024-2026. Find out more...
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Fair go for renters in tax reform

Property investors are getting billions in tax breaks through negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount but renters aren't getting much in return.
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Koori Renters Kit

Koori Renters Kit

Clear, practical, and culturally-informed info about renting laws in NSW, so mob know their rights, responsibilities, and options.
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Renoviction but no renovation?

What if you got 'renovicted' and then there was no renovation? That's just what happened to Natalie...
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Group photo of the South West Listening

Tuesday Nights’ Chats - a month of watching, listening and discussing all things renting and more!

Renters’ rights advocates, renters and the Tenants’ Union staff have kept busy over four weeks with a line-up of events taking place across Sydney over consecutive Tuesday nights, and that’s not…
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