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    Concerns planned reforms to 'end secret rent bidding' will introduce rent auctions
    Aboriginal Housing and Housing Activism in NSW
    Cost of living in NSW survey 2023
    Tenants' Union joins May Day rally – workers rights and housing justice go hand in hand
    New sample letters
    Tenant advocates to National Cabinet: no time for half-measures on renters’ rights
    More news

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    In case of emergency break glass: rental reforms needed urgently
    Tenants' Union at the Community Sector Blueprint launch
    Privacy, data and discrimination in renting
    A huge win for NSW renters
    NSW Election Announcement Tracker
    The 2023 NSW election could be a renters' election #RentersElection2023
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