Aboriginal Resource Unit (ARU)

 

CONTACT

Phone

(02) 4312 6747

Hours:

Mon:

9am - 5pm

Tue:

9am - 5pm

Wed:

9am - 5pm

Thu:

9am - 5pm

Fri:

9am - 5pm

 

ABOUT

Aboriginal Resource Unit is the resourcing Service for the Aboriginal Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services.

This is a specialist Aboriginal Service. Non-Aboriginal tenants please contact your local tenants' service.

NEWS

Tenancy laws are changing in NSW

We’ve been fighting for decades to strengthen renters' rights by changing law in NSW. Now it's finally happening. The reforms cap rent increases at once yearly, and will end no-grounds evictions and make it easier to have pets in your home. Find out more...
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Standing Strong – Tenant Advocates Conference

In November 2022 almost 100 Tenant Advocates and guests gathered on Yuin Country for our Annual Conference. The theme of the conference this year was "Standing Strong" – in reference to the work Tenant Advocates do supporting tenants, especially through tough times like the last few years. 
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Forging Ahead – Tenant Advocates Conference

In October 2021, around 100 Tenant Advocates from across NSW came together online for our annual Tenants Advice and Advocacy Services Conference, under the theme 'Forging Ahead'. It was a great opportunity for Tenant Advocates to hear from each other about the issues faced by different renters, and to learn, discuss and innovate in our practice. A main focus of the Conference this year was the huge challenges faced by renters due to COVID and the ongoing housing crisis, as well as how we can forge ahead and continue to improve.
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We're back!

Welcome to the new look Outasite Lite. So much has happened in the world of residential parks since issue 14 was published in December 2013. Sadly, the Park and Village Service (PAVS) is no…
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Research: Survey Report – Affordable housing and the NSW rental market

Early in 2014 the Tenants’ Union conducted a short online survey on Housing Affordability to gauge tenants' experiences and expectations of renting. 580 tenants responded. The most striking…
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Submission: Draft Strata Schemes Management Bill 2014

The Tenants' Union appreciates the opportunity to make submissions on the draft Strata Schemes Management Bill 2014 (NSW) (the draft Bill).
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Submission: Draft Strata Schemes Development Bill 2014

The Tenants' Union recently made comment on the draft Strata Development Bill. We have concerns about the proposed strata renewal process and the impact the process would have on elderly…
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Submission: Senate Economic References Committee Inquiry into Affordable Housing

This submission has two purposes. First, it reviews the current state and recent history of the housing market, with particular attention to the huge inflation in house prices over the past two…
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Report: Snapshot analysis of registrable boarding houses and the roomshare market

The Tenants' Union sought an indication of the extent to which the Boarding Houses Act 2012 applies to the roomshare market, and the extent to which registrable boarding houses in the room-…
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Submission: Social, public, and affordable housing inquiry

The Tenants' Union submission to the Inquiry into Social, Public and Affordable Housing has two purposes. First, it reviews the current state and recent history of the housing market, with…
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Annual Report 2012-2013

The 2012-2013 year saw the board and staff undertake some demanding work to ensure the Tenants’ Union continues in its mission to represent all tenants in NSW, whether they are private renters,…
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Submission: Review of Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983

Proposed changes to the legislation are aimed at reducing bureaucratic burdens on Local Aboriginal Land Council’s (LALC) and the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC). The Tenants' Union is…
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Submission: New Planning System for NSW & Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney to 2031

In this brief submission the Tenants' Union focusses our remarks on the implications of the proposed New Planning System, and the Draft Metropolitan Strategy, for low income households in…
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Submission: Draft public housing tenants support bill and housing payment deduction scheme

The Housing Payment Deduction Scheme would allow, in two circumstances, public housing authorities (‘public housing lessors’) to request the deduction of monies from the social security payments…
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Submission: Draft Boarding House Act 2012 Regulation

The Tenants' Union of NSW generally supports the draft Regulation, subject to the recommendations and other points discussed below. In addition, we submit that a standard form occupancy…
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