Labor Party stalwart Doug Cameron has unleashed on governments responsible for decades of poor policy decisions that have “failed the nation”, resulting in a dire housing crisis. And he called on powerbrokers in Canberra to ignore “scare campaigns by vested interests” to reform controversial tax perks like negative gearing andContinue Reading
A worsening housing crisis and skyrocketing rents has seen the number of people sleeping rough increase by 55 per cent since 2020 in NSW. The Community Housing Industry Association NSW revealed more households across the state had been hit by the housing crisis, forcing people to live on the streets.Continue Reading
Labor has poured billions of new dollars into the housing sector, but first home buyers hoping for a leg up into the market have been let down and are walking away as one of the biggest losers in the budget. Treasurer Jim Chalmers on Tuesday said the government was “turbochargingContinue Reading
Despite building and selling-out 17 designer apartment complexes, with more than a dozen other major projects on the way, developer Nightingale hasn’t made a single red cent. And Dan McKenna, the organisation’s chief executive, thinks the unconventional model could help address Australia’s crippling housing crisis. “In a nutshell, we’re aContinue Reading
A domestic violence victim who was plunged into six years of homelessness after escaping her abusive ex-husband has issued a plea for the government to guarantee and boost a program that helped her secure a home. In 2014, Maitland mum Heather Bosworth, 44, was evicted from her home after sheContinue Reading
“Welcome to real life.” Adeline Close has gone viral for revealing that their rent has increased by $800 per month, but there’s a bizarre reason people think they deserves it. We are in the middle of both a rental and housing crisis; therefore, whenever someone shares their rental increase story,Continue Reading
The rental crisis in Perth has reached a fever pitch, but one property manager has claimed “below standard” tenants are partly to blame. Perth property manager and owner of SOCO Realty Ashleigh Goodchild has taken to TikTok to share that she felt “fired up” after reading an article about theContinue Reading
Australia’s worsening rental crisis is forcing women to stay in violent relationships, leaving them in a state of “perpetual crisis”, a senate inquiry has heard. Frontline workers and domestic violence advocates spoke in a hearing in Sydney on Thursday and pleaded for the government to increase rental assistance. Law ReformContinue Reading
There is a four bedroom home with a sprawling view and modern finishes being advertised for rent in NSW, but hopeful applicants have been instructed not to apply. While the home, in Forresters Beach on the state’s Central Coast, seems to present a perfect opportunity to families struggling in theContinue Reading
When my grandparents met with a terrible car accident 20 years ago and suffered very serious injuries, it meant they would struggle to continue to live independently in their small unit. But the system kicked in. Their existing application for public housing was made a priority and they moved intoContinue Reading