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Rental vacancy rate plummets to record low as Australia’s housing crisis deepens

Advocates say the crisis will only become even more severe without government intervention

The Guardian - AU · Sep 8, 2023

Australian rents are rising at the fastest rate since the GFC – and from a higher base

Data shows annual rent increases in all major cities topped 10% last year as advocates warn low-income earners are being priced out of the market

The Guardian - AU · Sep 1, 2023

Australia’s rental crisis forcing parents to raise children in caravans and sharehouses, inquiry hears

Senate inquiry told tax concessions for property investors making housing crisis worse and locking young people out of home ownership

The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2023

PM urged to ‘reset tone’ of voice debate – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2023

Controversy swamps The Block amid housing crisis

Controversy surrounds this season of Nine's The Block amid current housing crisis, angry neighbours, and a surprise critic.

The New Daily · Mar 29, 2023

Housing crisis: experts warn social and affordable housing must be a national priority

National housing campaign Everybody's Home has warned that Hunter renters on low incomes will continue to struggle to make ends meet even with scheduled increases to Centrelink and Commonwealth Rent Assistance payments.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 19, 2023

Families are falling short, even with federal government rental assistance

A national housing campaign is calling for Commonwealth Rent Assistance to go up by at least 50 per cent, with nearly one in two recipients in rental stress.

ABC News · Jan 30, 2023

From interest rates to the ‘race for space’: what is fuelling Australia’s rental nightmare?

After unprecedented growth there are signs rents are beginning to ease, but many experts predict prices will stay high for a while

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20, 2023

Rents rising at slower pace despite 'record high' 10pc surge last year, CoreLogic says

Australian landlords passed on their biggest-ever rent increases in 2022, and the cost-of-living situation is unlikely to ease significantly for tenants in coming months.

ABC News · Jan 10, 2023

Jump in homelessness as Australia’s rental crisis pushes ‘overwhelmed system to breaking point’

Vulnerable people and regional areas hardest hit, report shows, as experts demand urgent action to increase affordable housing

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2022