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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose

Boarding house regulations in Sydney’s inner west under review after fatal Newtown fire

The Newtown boarding house fire in March has prompted an urgent review into inspection practices.
The Newtown boarding house fire in March in which three people died has prompted an urgent review into inspection practices. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

An urgent review of “totally inadequate” boarding house inspection practices has been launched by the Inner West council following the fatal fire at a property that claimed three lives in Newtown last month.

Mayor Darcy Byrne has also written to the New South Wales government to request a joint review of boarding house regulation in a bid to make the last resort housing measures safer and fairer.

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