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Australian rental homes colder and more damp than WHO safety standards

Rentals in NSW, Victoria, Tasmania and ACT dropped below 18C more than 80% of the time, report finds

The Guardian - AU · Aug 15, 2022

Renters struggle through 'brutal' winter

Renters are toughing it out in 'brutal' winter conditions as rising power bills add to their worries about mould and sickness, research shows.

AAP · Aug 15, 2022

Canberra's tenants freeze in nation's coldest rental homes

Canberra renters tracked the temperatures of their homes over winter and the results will make you shiver.

The Canberra Times · Aug 15, 2022

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‘Barely coping’: Australian renters freezing in cold homes

A new report has shone a light on the freezing temperatures renters are being subjected to, and the accompanying physical and mental risks.

The New Daily · Aug 15, 2022

ACT government outlines plans to deliver 30,000 new homes over five years, including build-to-rent

An extra 30,000 homes will be built in Canberra over the next five years under the ACT government's plan to significantly increase the city's housing supply to meet population growth.

ABC News · Jul 30, 2022

ACT's proposed ban on 'no-cause evictions', solicitation of rental bids opens for public consultation

The ACT government releases a draft bill proposing changes to rental laws, including banning landlords or agents from soliciting rental bids and eviction of a tenant without cause.

ABC News · Jul 26, 2022

‘There’s real powerlessness’: Australian renters at the mercy of no-cause evictions

Tenants’ advocates want no-grounds terminations – and the end-of-lease evictions that function the same way – abolished

The Guardian - AU · Jul 15, 2022

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Australian homes are so cold that some are falling below the WHO's recommended 'safe' temperature

As rental advocacy groups call for minimum standards in housing, researchers are finding links between cold homes and the occupants' physical and mental health.

ABC News · Jul 14, 2022

‘Double Whammy Of Distress’: Vulnerable Public Housing Residents Are Being Forcibly Moved Out

The number of public housing residents in Australia is decreasing as many are forcibly transfered into non-government community housing.

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 13, 2022

‘There Is No Housing Shortage’: Census Data Shows 1M Homes Sit Vacant Despite Rental Crisis

The 2021 census has revealed 280,000 more rentals were added to the market since 2016, while one million homes were vacant on census night.

Pedestrian.tv · Jun 29, 2022

Rental crisis forcing potential tenants to choose between their pets and a home

The hot rental market in Australia is forcing tenants to give up their pets, leaving SA animal shelters inundated with animals needing adoption.

ABC News · Jun 8, 2022

The new tool that could help ACT renters avoid being ripped off

A Canberra renter designed the online tool over a weekend after he saw a need for a simple tool to calculate rent increases.

The Canberra Times · May 27, 2022

‘It reached 38 degrees’: rental properties across Australia routinely exceeding safe temperatures, study reveals

Warnings come as extreme heat kills more people than all other natural disasters in Australia combined

The Guardian - AU · Mar 16, 2022

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