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Byron Bay rents less affordable than Sydney, making renters ‘go without basic necessities’

22/08/2018

A new report on rental affordability in Australia’s eastern states has revealed Byron Bay is ahead of Sydney and Melbourne on the list of problem […]

Thousands of Australians face rental stress as wages stagnate

22/08/2018

Rising rents and stagnate wages are pushing thousands of Australians from all walks of life into housing stress as more of the weekly budget is […]

Newcastle and Hunter rental affordability revealed in Compass Housing report

22/08/2018

THE Upper Hunter local government area has been deemed the state’s most affordable for renters in a new report comparing incomes and rental rates to […]

Rental stress a reality for the Illawarra: Compass Housing report

22/08/2018

Sydney-style rents but lower incomes mean many renters in the Illawarra and Shoalhaven are facing housing stress, a report suggests. The Affordable Housing Income Gap […]

MEDIA RELEASE: Shocking gap between renters; costs and incomes revealed

22/08/2018

A new report has revealed the shocking gap between the incomes of typical renting households and the incomes required to avoid housing stress in Australia’s […]

Thousands of Australians forced into rental stress: report highlights income disparity

21/08/2018

Renters living in the inner-suburbs of Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane are spending nearly half of their wages on rent – so much that renting is […]

MEDIA RELEASE: Polling shows 42% of Australians worry about becoming homeless

07/08/2018

Homelessness in Australia is reaching such a crisis point that 42% of Australians now worry they could become homeless if their circumstances change, new polling […]

MEDIA RELEASE: Australian social workers recognise National Homelessness Week 2018

06/08/2018

The theme of this year’s National Homelessness Week, 6-12 August is “Ending homelessness together”, and the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) agrees that ending […]

Awareness week takes aim at seniors at risk

06/08/2018

Older Australians who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless are just one at-risk group who are set to be at the forefront of […]

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