Tenants' Union in the media
Tenants' Union in the media
Sydney’s rental crisis reaches new highest, with a bed on a balcony listed for rent
7 News (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl6Gj3AXVow
Big win for Woronora residents
Eloise Parry Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Land lease communities.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/thenoticeboard/news/big-win-woronora
‘Affordability ceiling has been smashed’: Sydney rents hit record highs
Tawar Razaghi and Elizabeth Redman The Sydney Morning Herald (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/affordability-ceiling-has-b…
NSW Landlords Complain About Potential Ban Of No-Grounds Evictions: ‘It’s Not A Charity’
Lachlan Hodson Pedestrian (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/nsw-landlords-no-grounds-eviction…
No-fault evictions in NSW pushing 'more people into homelessness' but little movement on law change
Joseph Hathaway-Wilson ABC (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-01/nsw-no-grounds-evictions-…
Aussies reveal major downside to working-from-home amid cost-of-living crisis
Jessica Wang news.com.au (No paywall) # Utilities water energy internet.Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/employees-workingfr…
What does the NSW budget 2024-25 mean for renters
TUNSW Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Public and community housing, Rent.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/news/what-does-nsw-budget-2024-25-mea…
Struggling with rent? It’s time to speak up
Dominic Powell The Age (Soft Paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.theage.com.au/money/saving/struggling-with-rent-it-s…
The magic number that tips the rental market in tenants’ favour
Jim Malo The Sydney Morning Herald (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/the-magic-number-that-tips-…
Australia's largest tenancy database's 'virtual manager' service breached renter's privacy, information watchdog finds
Maani Truu ABC (No paywall) # Privacy and access, Rent, Security and safety.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-11/tica-virtual-manager-rent…
Struggling renters could have extra sway at next federal election
Aidan Devine realestate.com.au (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/struggling-renters-could-have…
Sydney’s ghost suburbs where homes are empty
Aidan Devine and Taylor Troeth Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/property/one-third-of-some-syd…
Gas leak reported six weeks ago at exploded Whalan housing complex, odour lingers at site
Lachlan Leeming, Inasha Iftekhar & William Tyson Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Disasters, Public and community housing, Repairs.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/gas-leak-reported-six…
NSW Govt caps site fees and embedded electricity network prices in Bill review
Ian Horswill The Weekly Source (No paywall) # Land lease communities.Go to: https://www.theweeklysource.com.au/community-living/nsw-gov-caps…
Public housing regularly being offered to people on NSW waitlist who have died
Cait Kelly The Guardian (No paywall) # Public and community housing.Go to: https://amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.theguardi…
A suspicious rash led Brenda's rental to be decontaminated - the answer was inside the walls
Matt Gazy SBS (No paywall) # Security and safety.Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/article/brenda-developed-a-…
Tenant issues plea to landlord Anthony Albanese after receiving eviction notice
9 News (No paywall) # Eviction.Go to: https://youtu.be/RmfNFueFUeY?si=x6N1haNZnBX3w8Q7
Bondi renters issued eviction notice after asking for rent reduction when balcony collapsed
Hayley Taylor 7 News (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Repairs, Security and safety, Tribunal NCAT.Go to: https://7news.com.au/business/housing/bondi-renters-issued-evict…
Landlords warned over 'double dipping' on deductibles and other tax errors that could cost government $1.2 billion
Geraden Cann ABC (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-11/landlords-australian-tax-…
Australian renters would be nearly $4b better off under a rent freeze
Jim Malo The Sydney Morning Herald (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/australian-renters-would-be…
North Bondi tenant is facing eviction after asking for his rent to be cut following a ruling his balcony was unusable
John Rolfe Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Rent, Repairs.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/north-bondi-tenant-is…
Do-it-yourself renovating a growing trend as union seeks better protection for renters
Grace Atta ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Repairs.Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-02/diy-renovating-trend-tena…
No-grounds evictions taking a heavy toll on renters
Andy Kollmorgen CHOICE (No paywall) # Eviction.Go to: https://www.choice.com.au/money/property/renting/articles/tenant…
A constant worry: Renters confront the impact of unfair evictions
Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Eviction.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/reports/constant-worry
What can a landlord get away with? In the court of public opinion, it’s changing
Tawar Razaghi Brisbane Times (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/property/news/what-can-a-landlo…
‘A big problem for a large part of society’: Sydney rents hit record highs
Tawar Razaghi The Sydney Morning Herald (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/a-big-problem-for-a-large-p…
Sydney’s dire rental crisis uncovered
7 News (No paywall) # .Go to: https://youtu.be/1ktQzdcsCQs?si=GJ2D8zhdC5ReNeH3
Bondi listing: $1,250 a week for flat with construction noise and works spilling into living area
Tamsin Rose The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Starting a tenancy.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/03/bondi-lis…
Brock got the news the day he asked for repairs – one of 30,000 NSW renters evicted without a reason each year
Cait Kelly The Guardian (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Repairs.Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/03/brock-got…
Tenants forced to choose between their pets and a roof over their heads amid rental crisis
A Current Affair 9 News (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/rental-crisis-forces-p…
Housesitter asked to pay $500 to give 'pet love'
Rebecca Franks Yahoo News (No paywall) # .Go to: https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/housesitter-asked-to-pay-500-t…
Tenants say they are being booted out for requesting repairs
Taylor Troth realestate.com.au (No paywall) # Repairs.Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/tenants-say-they-are-being-bo…
New research shows NSW renters want action on eviction reform; strong backing from landlords and community
Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/reports/new-research-shows-strong-sup…
Minns slammed over inaction on key election pledge
Aidan Devine Daily Telegraph (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/property/minns-slammed-over-in…
Rental reforms need to be expedited
The Herald's View The Sydney Morning Herald (Soft Paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/rental-reforms-need-to-be-ex…
Thousands evicted without grounds as NSW rental reforms ‘drag’
Mary Ward The Sydney Morning Herald (Soft Paywall) # .Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/thousands-evicted-without-gr…
Households seek energy efficient homes amid cost of living crunch
Melissa Iaria realestate.com.au (No paywall) # Utilities water energy internet.Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/households-seek-energy-effici…
Is it the beginning of the end for rent bidding?
Andy Kollmorgen CHOICE (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.choice.com.au/money/property/renting/articles/rent-b…
Parts of western Sydney are resembling ghost towns despite a record number of residents
7 News 7 News (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pk5Zq7G7LXY
'Extremely worrying': rental vacancy hits record low
Benn Dorrington realestate.com.au (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/extremely-worrying-rental-vac…
‘Completely lied to’: horror trend hurting tenants
Taylor Troth realestate.com.au (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/completely-lied-to-horror-tre…
Thinking of renting directly from a landlord? Here’s what you need to know about private rentals in Australia
Thierry Ng The Property Tribune (No paywall) # Starting a tenancy.Go to: https://thepropertytribune.com.au/opinion/thinking-of-renting-di…
Worst suburbs to be a renter: rent rises in each NSW suburb revealed
Aidan Devine and Taylor Troeth Daily Telegraph (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/property/worst-suburbs-to-be-a…
Rental affordability plunges to worst level on record
Melissa Iaria realestate.com.au (No paywall) # Rent.Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/rental-affordability-plunges-…
Time to end the trauma of no grounds evictions
Zuzia Buszewicz Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent.Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/blog/time-to-end-trauma-no-grounds-ev…
A Tenant Is Served A No-Grounds Eviction Notice Every 18 Minutes In NSW
George Shiers Pedestrian (No paywall) # Eviction.Go to: https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/a-tenant-is-served-a-no-grounds-e…
NSW reform on ‘No Grounds’ evictions: why changes can’t come soon enough
Leo Patterson Ross news.com.au (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/sydney-nsw/nsw-refor…
Key to negotiating a better rent
Leo Patterson Ross for the Daily Telegraph Daily Telegraph (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/property/how-to-negotiate-a-lo…
Outrage over banned rental act on Gumtree
Michelle Bowes news.com.au (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/costs/outrage-over-banned-…
Tenants' Union of NSW lodges complaint about Gumtree as rent bidding remains rife
Rosemary Bolger ABC (No paywall) # .Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-08/rent-bidding-nsw-gumtree-…