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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.

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

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.

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

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

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Proposal for motels to house homeless people to be brought to Queensland summit

Repurposing of existing accommodation and other facilities to be suggested at government-convened housing meeting

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Queensland renters seek ‘landlord register’ to help keep rogue owners honest

Tenants Queensland says data could be collected about owners, their holdings and renting intentions

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Some renters are going to extremes to escape the rent crisis amid calls for a long-term solution

Australia's soaring rental market has some people looking for creative solutions to avoid falling through the cracks.

NRAS tenants face rising rents as affordable rental scheme winds down

Low-income tenants who have rented through the National Rental Affordability Scheme now face competing on the open market as the scheme winds up.

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

‘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

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Calls for better government assistance amid booming rental market

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.

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

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

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Why the surge in home construction will do little to address affordable housing

Why the surge in home construction will do little to address affordable housing

Land, labour and materials are all in short supply as Australia faces a worsening housing crisis.

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

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.

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

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

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