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 […]
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 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | 28/06/2022 Following the 2022 federal election, RAHU emphasises the responsibility of the Albanese Government, and the Minister for Housing, Julie Collins, to address Australia’s ongoing housing crisis. Neither wages nor welfare are meeting the rapidly increasing […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 20/05/2022 On the eve of the Federal Election, the Renters and Housing Union reaffirms our demand for a National Housing Policy which addresses the current housing crisis. RAHU reaffirms the need for a Federal Government to: […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30.03.2022 With 90% of our members experiencing anxiety over finding money to pay rent well before the recent cost of living increases, this ‘relief package’ is patronising and disastrously short-sighted. The Government has claimed to address spiralling […]
04/03/2022 This week the National Housing Conference is convening in Melbourne. The annual event, sponsored by a number of community housing companies, purports to exhibit “shining examples of best practice in delivering social and affordable housing options to Australians.” Tickets […]
Victoria’s Renters and Housing Union (RAHU), in partnership with 3CR Community Radio, will host an online forum this Wednesday to discuss housing justice post-lockdown. ____________________________________________ The legislative, economic, and public health fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic exposed and intensified the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 07/10/2021 The first annual report from the Renters And Housing Union shows how one of Australia’s newest unions helped claw back more than $126,000 for renters in 84 cases amid Victoria’s devastating lockdowns. The Roofs For Ransom […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 07/09/2021 Today’s announcement of a rent relief grant program by the Victorian Government comes as lockdown enters its second month. The program would provide a one-off payment of up to $1500 to renters ‘experiencing rental stress’ during […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 19/08/2021 The announcement of a further two weeks of Victorian COVID-19 restrictions marks 12 weeks of lockdowns since the initial circuit breaker was announced on May 28. Without proper state or federal assistance during these 3 months, […]
