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Media Release from City of Port Phillip: Council puts out welcome mat for Everybody’s Home campaign

14/11/2018

Port Phillip Council has thrown its support behind a national campaign urging the Federal Government to tackle homelessness by boosting housing affordability and providing more […]

The high cost of rental housing in regional NSW

12/10/2018

The Coast’s lack of affordable rental accommodation is a key driver of household poverty and homelessness, and the situation is unlikely to improve until more […]

Victorian state election 2018: Calls for affordable housing targets in legislation being ignored

12/10/2018

Melbourne’s population growth has not only added a huge amount of pressure to the suburbs, it’s also put just as much financial pressure on those […]

Rental Reform Win for Homelessness Advocacy

10/09/2018

Reforms to the Residential Tenancies Act passed the Victorian upper house late Thursday night, with the reforms removing no-reason notices to vacate, building stronger protections […]

Victoria’s ‘landmark’ rental reforms pass Parliament in win for tenants

10/09/2018

Victorian renters will enjoy the strongest protections in the country from July 2020, after the Andrews government’s highly-anticipated rental reforms passed Parliament late on Thursday […]

Media release:Win for Victorian renters – now all states and territories need to make renting fair

07/09/2018

September 7, 2018 Media release Win for Victorian renters – now all states and territories need to make renting fair National housing campaign Everybody’s Home […]

TRUE STORY: ‘I applied for a rental home as a single parent. The agent’s response crushed me.’

04/09/2018

I am currently sitting on my couch at home. Well, at the property that I rent from my landlord. I guess that makes it my […]

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 […]

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