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Tenants' Union in the media

This page provides links to most articles in which the Tenants' Union of NSW is quoted. Articles, TV or Radio appearances that do not have a link may not appear in this list.

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More Australians are renting long-term, but tenants' rights are far behind

Isabel Moussalli ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Families, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.

Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/pm/renting-long-term-but-t…


Australians are being asked to make tough decisions to keep a roof over their heads. What would you do?

Bridget Judd ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Families, Home ownership, Housing affordability, Housing market, Regional NSW, Work, employment.

Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-05/cost-of-living-tough-deci…


‘Worse before it gets better’: Renters face stiff competition for homes

Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Eviction, Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/worse-before-it-gets-better…


Aussie tenants claim they're being evicted over rental complaints

A Current Affair Staff 9 News (No paywall) # Rent, Utilities electricity water gas, Mould, No-grounds evictions, Short-term holiday letting.

Go to: https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/aussie-tenants-speak-o…


The regional towns where holiday home listings have jumped, but rentals are scarce

Tawar Razaghi The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Short-term holiday letting.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/the-regional-towns-where-ho…


‘Uninhabitable’: The rental loophole letting landlords suddenly boot tenants

Amelia McGuire The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Eviction, Landlords and agents, Minimum habitability standards.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/uninhabitable-the-rental-loo…


If property prices are going down, why are rents going up?

Tawar Razghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Home ownership, Housing affordability, Housing market.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/if-property-prices-are-goin…


‘Real problem’: The rental rights you need to know

Kassia Byrnes Daily Telegraph (Paywall) # Rent, Tribunal NCAT, Housing market.

Go to: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/business/real-problem-the-rent…


Got a rent increase notice? Know your rental rights and how to negotiate a better deal

Rafqa Touma The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, State Government.

Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/2022/aug/11/rent-increase…


Northern Rivers Housing Crisis

The Australian Sociological Association (No paywall) # Aboriginal renters, Land lease communities, Rent, Families, Home ownership, Homelessness, Housing affordability, Housing market, Local Government, Regional NSW, State Government.

Go to: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/WhctKKXgjHWrvLstlDbQnVBR…


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

Rafqa Touma The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, State Government.

Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/aug/04/if-you-do…


Nothing private about this house

Tenants’ Union of New South Wales and Legal Aid NSW (No paywall) # Aboriginal renters, Public and community housing, Rent.

Go to: https://legalaidnswcle.podbean.com/e/nothing-private-about-this-…


Australia’s Rental Prices Have Gone Up By More Than 70 Percent In Some Suburbs

Lavender Baj (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.

Go to: https://junkee.com/rent-australia-increasing/337794


$275pw Bondi room slammed over 'joke' feature

Carly Bass (No paywall) # Rent, Minimum habitability standards.

Go to: https://au.news.yahoo.com/bondi-room-rent-slammed-joke-feature-0…


Pod off the press

Charlie Wilde Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Domestic violence, Eviction, Land lease communities, Rent, Repairs, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.

Go to: https://www.tenants.org.au/news/pod-press-renting-bytes


‘The most significant cost’: Is it time to limit rent increases?

Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Families, Housing market, State Government.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/the-most-significant-cost-i…


Newcastle rents growing by 10 per cent a year

Hamish Geale (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Older people, Regional NSW.

Go to: https://www.realestateview.com.au/news/nsw/tenants-haven-t-had-m…


Inquiry into homelessness for older Australians faces confronting submissions

Erin Modaro (No paywall) # Public and community housing, Rent, Homelessness, No-grounds evictions, Older people.

Go to: https://cityhubsydney.com.au/2022/07/nsw-inquiry-into-homelessne…


Property managers reveal brutal decision-making process when choosing tenants. Here’s what they look for.

Rhiannon Lewin (No paywall) # Rent, Landlords and agents.

Go to: https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/real-estate/property-managers-rev…


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

Stephanie Convery The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, No-grounds evictions.

Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/16/theres-re…


What tenants can do if their landlord hikes the rent

Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/living/what-tenants-can-do-if-th…


'Extremely challenging’: Sydney house rents jump 19 per cent since pandemic began

Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Coronavirus COVID-19, Housing affordability, Housing market, International.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/extremely-challenging-sydne…


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

Aleksandra Bliszczyk (No paywall) # Eviction, Public and community housing, Estate renewal.

Go to: https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/public-housing-residents-moved/


Tenants claim they face eviction for complaining 'too much'

Nat Wallace 9 News (No paywall) # Rent, Repairs, Landlords and agents, No-grounds evictions.

Go to: https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/sydney-tenants-speak-o…


Ways Australia can address its worsening rental affordability crisis

Emily Hutchinson (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Disability, Home ownership, Homelessness, Housing affordability, Housing market, Human rights, Older people.

Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/ways-australia-can-address-it…


‘Very much a landlords’ market’: Renters face tough conditions with vacancy rate at record low

Tawar Razaghi Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Families, Housing market.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/very-much-a-landlords-marke…


Rents are on the rise. What are your rights if your landlord wants to increase yours?

Biwa Kwan and David Aidone SBS (No paywall) # Rent, Families, Housing affordability, Housing market.

Go to: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/rents-are-on-the-rise-what-a…


Census data released today confirms renters fastest growing tenure type.

Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Rent, Campaigns and law reform, Federal Government, Health, Housing market, State Government.

Go to: https://bit.ly/3NvkMmX


The Insecurity of Renting in Australia

ABC (No paywall) # Repairs, No-grounds evictions.

Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/nightlife/rental/13950708


Renting your home? These online tools could save you money

Tom Watson (No paywall) # Rent.

Go to: https://www.moneymag.com.au/rental-property-reviews-online-tools


What tenants can do if their landlord hikes the rent

Kate Burke Domain (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Landlords and agents.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/living/what-tenants-can-do-if-th…


Rental crisis: What the Labor Government can do to fix it

Poppy Johnston (No paywall) # Public and community housing, Rent, Housing affordability, Housing market.

Go to: https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/rental-crisis-what-the-labor-g…


Cold or mould: Sydney tenants told to keep windows open throughout winter

Stephanie Tran and Cait Kelly The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Mould.

Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/09/cold-or-m…


Clover Moore urges Sydney renters to take up green energy to meet net zero target

Tamsin Rose The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Utilities electricity water gas.

Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/08/clover-moore…


Renters warned to brace for massive hikes to hold onto homes

Gemma Acton (No paywall) # Rent, Housing affordability, Minimum habitability standards, No-grounds evictions.

Go to: https://www.facebook.com/7NEWSsydney/videos/550337133132852/?ext…


Prep your pocket — rent could be going up

ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.

Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13919018


Fundraising for housing: the rental crisis pushing some to the brink

Stephanie Convery The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Affordable housing, Homelessness, Housing market, No-grounds evictions.

Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2022/may/30/fun…


‘They’re held over a barrel’: in the overheated rental market, tenant vetting can go too far

Stephanie Convery The Guardian (No paywall) # Privacy and access, Rent.

Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/may/29/theyre-he…


City dwellers escaping to the regions putting pressure on housing crisis

Caitlin Fitzsimmons The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Housing market, Regional NSW, Short-term holiday letting.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/city-dwellers-escaping-to-th…


What Anthony Albanese's win means for struggling renters

Emily Hutchinson (No paywall) # Rent, Federal Government, Housing market.

Go to: https://www.realestate.com.au/news/what-anthony-albaneses-win-me…


Tenant vs. Landlord: Who is responsible for mould outbreak in rental properties?

Hayley Taylor (No paywall) # Rent, Health, Housing market, Mould, No-grounds evictions.

Go to: https://7news.com.au/business/housing/tenant-vs-landlord-who-is-…


‘Hot political real estate’: how powerful will renters be this election?

Rachel Dexter The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Federal Government.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/hot-political-real-estat…


Tenant News

Tenants' Union of NSW (No paywall) # Boarders and lodgers, Public and community housing, Rent, Security and safety, Utilities electricity water gas, Climate change, Federal Government, Housing affordability, Housing market, Welfare.

Go to: https://us3.campaign-archive.com/?u=29c79d2825cb376b3f0b06385&id…


What happens to rents after an RBA cash rate rise?

Aaron Bell (No paywall) # Public and community housing, Rent, Housing market, Landlords and agents, Planning and development, Tax.

Go to: https://www.savings.com.au/news/rba-cash-rate-rise-and-the-impac…


Low-income tenants hardest hit as Australian rent rises outstrip assistance payments

Stephanie Convery The Guardian (No paywall) # Rent, Federal Government, Homelessness, Housing market, Landlords and agents, Welfare.

Go to: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/27/low-incom…


‘Hard to escape’: Unbearable heat forces Sydney families out of their homes

Andrew Taylor The Sydney Morning Herald (Paywall) # Rent, Utilities electricity water gas, Climate change, Health, Housing market, Minimum habitability standards, State Government.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/hard-to-escape-unbearable-he…


Cashed-up Sydney tree-changers send regional rents to record highs

Kate Burke and Melissa Heagney Domain (No paywall) # Public and community housing, Rent, Affordable housing, Housing market, Regional NSW.

Go to: https://www.smh.com.au/property/news/cashed-up-sydney-tree-chang…


Rent crisis sweeping across our suburbs sending costs soaring

Gemma Acton (No paywall) # Rent, Housing market.

Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca397as5NYM&ab_channel=7NEWSAust…


How much do landlords really need to know about their tenants?

Jimmy Thomson (Paywall) # Privacy and access, Rent, Landlords and agents.

Go to: https://www.afr.com/wealth/personal-finance/how-much-do-landlord…


Australia's rental crisis

ABC (No paywall) # Rent, Homelessness, Housing affordability.

Go to: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/hack/13824150