Message from the Secretary
13/01/2026 – Secretary ADU Hello! My name is Adu, and I am the newly elected Secretary for the Renters and Housing Union. This is something I’ve been very excited for. The housing crisis is one of, if not the most […]
Category: Articles
Media Release: Community picket successfully prevents unfair social housing eviction – for today
Originally published 6th of Jan 2026 Video and photos of the community picket available here The Renters and Housing Union Western Australia has completed the first day of its ongoing picket of the eviction of a single mother and two […]
The Hypocrisy of the Rent Control Debate
And a deep dive into the core explanation and the justifications for Rent Control and its hypocrisy The current mainstream perspective on rent controls, at least among our ruling class, is that rent control is bad and not to be […]
Universal Rent Control via Collective Bargaining
Below is a copy of the copied over version of the original paper. The paper in it’s original and intended form can be found here. A media statement summarising and explaining this paper can be found here. Universal Rent Control […]
On Tenants Solidarity with the Decolonial Struggle
By: Sadie This is a Transcript of a speech written by West Australian Delegate Sadie Ward for the “National Day of Action” counter protests that took place last weekend (September 13th). Hello, everyone. My name is Sadie, I’m a delegate […]
The supply of what? De-gentrification and dismantling yuppie narratives
Member Article By: Plum Cherry Currently development narratives are almost entirely dominated by two competing middle-class advocates. NIMBYs (Not in My Backyard), who tend to be property owners, and will defend their neighbourhood from any form of change, good or […]
Another 3 years of being lied to and misled on public housing
In Anthony Albanese’s first major speech after being returned as Prime Minister, he lied to the Australian public about public housing yet again. “I note both the Coalition and the Greens’ housing spokespeople won’t be in the parliament,” he says. […]
Another pro-owner, anti-renter policy from the ruling party
On the weekend just past the Australian Labor Party unveiled their “signature” housing policy for the upcoming election. If public opinion polls hold true, this policy will be the housing policy of the next government of Australia. Once again, the […]
RAHU and SPHC condemn the Victorian State Government’s “Innovative Ground Lease Model”
The Renters and Housing Union (RAHU) its members, and the Save Public Housing Collective (SPHC) condemn Victorian Minister for Housing, Harriet Shing’s recent announcement that public housing towers in Flemington and North Melbourne – the subject of an ongoing class […]
The Renters and Housing Union stands in staunch solidarity with public housing tower residents.
RENTERS AND HOUSING UNION – MEDIA RELEASEMonday, March 3 2025 Last week, Thursday 27th and Friday 28th of Feb, RAHU members stood in solidarity with public housing residents over the final days of the class action trial against the Victorian […]