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Not in NSW?
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GET ADVICE FROM YOUR LOCAL SERVICE:
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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
Blog
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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Rent Tracker Research Project
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21: Rent increase in share housing
22: Recovery of overpaid rent - rent increase
28: Unpaid water charges
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30: Invalid water usage charge - meter
31: Invalid electricity bill
50: Repayment Plan Agreement
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