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Access to housing, jobs most important youth issue, report finds

04/09/2018

Better access to affordable housing and more opportunities for employment are among the biggest issues for young people in Australia, a new report has found. […]

Maree is one of a growing number of women to face homelessness

30/08/2018

Maree Cook is a well-dressed, articulate disability support worker, living in a stable home and dedicated to social justice. But just three years ago, at […]

Want to rent in inner Brisbane? Forget it, unless it’s a one-bedder

22/08/2018

TENANTS can no longer afford to rent in Brisbane’s inner city suburbs unless it’s a one-bedroom unit, a new report reveals. The Affordable Housing Income […]

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 […]

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