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This summer it reached 39 degrees inside Charles's rental home

There's nothing illegal about the conditions Charles Pratt is living in. In most Australian states and territories, landlords do not need to provide heating or cooling.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Push for national housing plan as increasing number of older Australians become homeless

Outreach workers are seeing more demand for support from older people experiencing housing stress and homelessness amid concern interest rate rises will exacerbate the issue. But legislation entering federal parliament today could help to ease the pressure.

ABC News · Feb 9, 2023

Queensland and Victoria resist push to replace stamp duty with land taxes

NSW policy giving first home buyers the choice to pay annual rate prompts calls for change in other states

The Guardian - AU · Jan 16, 2023

‘If you don’t like it, leave’: renters priced out of their homes as landlords pass on costs of RBA rate hikes

Greens MP says there is ‘desperate need’ for reform as tenants feel the pain of low vacancies and rising interest rates

The Guardian - AU · Aug 3, 2022

Calls for better government assistance amid booming rental market

Leading housing experts have called for a major overhaul of the government's rent assistance program, describing the payments to low-income households as "inadequate" while rental costs continue to skyrocket.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

Bye-bye quarter-acre block: more Australians are living in apartments – but do they meet our needs?

Flats can offer an affordable alternative to a house, but regulations are needed to protect renters as the Hills hoist dream fades, experts say

The Guardian - AU · Jun 29, 2022

Housing crisis in hubs like Broome stifling dream of developing north, experts say

The lack of affordable housing in places like Broome is not only driving locals out of town — it's also stunting economic growth, experts say, and serious reform is needed to put the brakes on the crisis.

ABC News · Apr 11, 2022

Scott Morrison says best way to help renters is to ‘help them buy a house’

Prime minister’s comment came in response to question about lack of relief for renters in federal budget

The Guardian - AU · Mar 30, 2022