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Take Part in Research Study: How have Home Energy Upgrades Changed Things for You?

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NSW State Budget 2026-27: Renters' bonds

Tenants' Union comment
There are many aspects of the NSW State Budget we could talk about, but we want to draw your attention to just one thing. What is going on with renters bonds?
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Rights on Paper, Eviction in Practice

Nancy
Vulnerable tenants are often expected to navigate housing problems at the very moment they are least able. At NCAT, vulnerable tenants may present with serious issues such as threatened eviction, rent arrears, access issues, hoarding, unauthorised occupants, failure to attend a hearing, and more. However, in practice, these issues are usually linked to a wide range of other factors, including disability, mental illness, trauma, hospitalisation, cognitive impairment, family violence, lack of support, sudden loss of capacity, and others.
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What makes a 'functional' community?

two residents with apartment buildings behind them
Recently demolition fences started being placed around the first buildings in the Waterloo estate. This move attracted protests and prompted discussion about the estate renewal and the future of estates in general. On ABC Sydney the Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Rose Jackson, made a comment saying that estates, in particular 100% public housing estates, are not “functional communities.” This is an assertion worth discussing, because it goes to the heart of the strategy NSW brings to supporting public housing residents.
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Staying home in Warren Rd Marrickville

Erina and Duncan
We report on a local campaign in Marrickville, and some of the issues it illustrates around the 'Affordable Housing' program.
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Webinar: NSW tenancy reform – What's changed? What do we still want?

Goodbye no-grounds
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!

graphic of people and home with energy efficiency symbols
The Minimum Energy Efficiency Rental Standards (MEERS) consultation is now open. Here's how you can contribute.
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Job opportunity: Paralegal (Aboriginal Support)

Join the team working for housing justice!
A part-time Paralegal is required to join the legal practice of the Centre working to address housing legal issues for and with Aboriginal clients. You will be part of a supportive team of lawyers and a network of Aboriginal advocates.
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Land lease community home owner seeks action on nuisance fairy in the garden

Fairy grass in a backyard
Some residents’ homes in this land lease community have been inundated with fairy grass.
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Removal of residents’ mailboxes

Not in use letterbox
One essential service was recently removed for some land lease community residents, namely their mailboxes.
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