RAHU “Evict The Evictors” Emergency Fundraiser a roaring success!
On Saturday August 24th, The Renters and Housing Union hosted the “Evict The Evictors” fundraiser at Thornbury Bowls Club.
Category: Media Releases
Homelessness Week 2024 – Homelessness Action Now!
This week, as we crawl out of the coldest winter recorded in so-called Australia for more than 5 years, Homelessness Australia launches it’s annual Homelessness Week (August 5th – August 12th). Each year there is much pomp and ceremony surrounding the not-for-profit sectors […]
The Negligent NSW Government Killed Mhey Yumol Jasmin
The Negligent NSW Government Killed Mhey Yumol JasminRenters and Housing Union 19 June 2024 On June 1st at 1pm, the NSW Government killed Mhey Yumol Jasmin through gross negligence; their failure to fix a long-term gas leakage caused a severe […]
Response to Victorian Minister for Housing Harriet Shing’s Statements at the Yoorook Justice Commission
Evidence given on Monday by Victorian Minister for Housing Harriet Shing at the Yoorrook Justice Commission is the epitome of “all care and no responsibility”. The Yoorrook Justice Commission heard that 17 per cent of Aboriginal people living in Victoria […]
VICTORIAN HOUSING PACKAGE – MONEY FOR MATES, NOT THE STATE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 22nd September, 2023 This article is in response to Labor’s Housing Package, which can be found here. RAHU supports the principles of protecting renters’ rights. The principles of this proposal take some positive steps toward this. However, […]
HOUSING AUSTRALIA FUTURE FUND II – MILQUETOAST CAPITULATION
HAFF’s Unclear Path On the 11th of September, the Greens announced that with an extra $1,000,000,000 of ‘direct investment’ into social housing – The Social Housing Accelerator – they would support Labor’s ‘Housing Australia Future Fund’ (HAFF). Labor’s HAFF will […]
Community occupies public housing estate slated for demolition.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 8 July, 2023 RAHU would like to make a statement of unconditional support for the Save Barak Beacon campaign. Below is the unedited media statement released by the group. Activists have taken up residence in the disused homes […]
HOUSING AUSTRALIA FUTURE FUND – A WHOLE LOTTA NOTHING
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 25 June 2023 On 9 February 2023, the Albanese Government introduced the Housing Australia Future Fund bill (HAFF), a bill intended to increase access to affordable and social housing. The HAFF seeks to create an investment fund […]
RAHU calls on Walshe & Whitelock Brunswick to explain their relationship with a business owner who physically and verbally assaulted a RAHU member.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE On Saturday 29th of October, while protesting multiple and severe breaches of tenancy law at the Brunswick offices of property manager Walshe & Whitelock, a RAHU member was threatened with death and other violence by a local […]
Labor’s Housing Budget 2023 makes private development affordable
25/10/2022 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Housing Budget Breakdown: Housing Development Funding Labor’s 2023 Budget announces a newly formed Housing Accord to build one million new homes to begin in 2024, including constructing 10,000 affordable homes over a five-year period. This is […]