Aboriginal renters – news and analysis

 

Factsheet: Locks and security

Locks and security

As a tenant you have rights under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019. This factsheet summarises the law in NSW about locks and security in rented…
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Factsheet: Overdue rent

Overdue rent

As a tenant you have rights under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019. This factsheet summarises the law in NSW about being behind in rent or other…
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Factsheet: Rent increases

Rent increases

As a tenant you have rights under the Residential Tenancies Act 2010 and Residential Tenancies Regulation 2019. This factsheet summarises the law in NSW about how rent may be increased,…
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Factsheet: Introduction to renting in NSW

Introduction to renting in NSW

Renters have rights! This factsheet gives an overview of your legal rights when renting your home in New South Wales, plus links to find more information.
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Ruth Simon

Ruth Simon: A champion for housing rights

Ruth Simon is a true champion for housing justice. For well over a quarter of a century Ruth has dedicated herself to ensuring justice for Aboriginal people through her work, both paid and…
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Alison's garden

Putting down roots

In this piece, boarding house resident Alison Jolly tells her story: "The housing situation for older single women like me (I’m 61) can be difficult unless they own their own home. Many of…
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The Repair Kit

Public housing – Repairs

Resources for public housing tenants to help get the repairs done.
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Gemma

The tenant who knew too much

"I wear many hats: mother, friend, student, teacher, researcher, tenant, wife, country music enthusiast… Each of these, compartmentalised, functions as a well-oiled machine. However, as…
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Murra Mia tenant advocates

Insights from Jim Allen, Coordinator of Murra Mia Aboriginal Tenants' Service

“If we had walked together side by side as a country, walked together as equals, we would have developed in step with each other.” Jim Allen, Coordinator of Murra Mia Tenants' Advice and…
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Submission

Submission: Review of Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983

Proposed changes to the legislation are aimed at reducing bureaucratic burdens on Local Aboriginal Land Council’s (LALC) and the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC). The Tenants' Union is…
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