Category: RAHU News

Black Peoples Union (BPU),the Renters And Housing Union (RAHU), and Senator Lidia Thorpe Condemn Eviction of Beananging Kwuurt Institute

We the undersigned stand in staunch solidarity with the Beananging Kwuurt Institute (BKI) and call for the immediate cessation of its eviction by the Uniting Church Australia. The eviction represents a continuation of the colonial injustices that this very site was once complicit in, denying Indigenous peoples a vital space for healing from the trauma caused by colonisation and the church’s own actions.

PREMIER JACINTA ALLAN’S COMMENTS ABOUT PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS

“a small number of people … backed by the Greens political party, who have demonstrated that they don’t want particularly vulnerable Victorians to have the dignity of a new modern home”. – Victorian Premier, Jacinta Allan, via The Age, October […]

October Renters Rights Information Sessions (VIC)

This month the Renters and Housing Union is holding two free Renters Rights Workshops in Melbourne. Come and meet your fellow renters, and learn about your rights as a renter! The first will on Saturday 12 October 3pm-5pm ADST, at […]

Upcoming RAHU Annual General Meeting 2024

G’day all, We have our AGM coming up on the 19th October 2024, all members should have received copys of proposals by email. Members please make sure you RSVP to this event to receive your link before the date of […]

‘BUILD TO RENT’ SCHEME DEMOLISHES COMMUNITIES

While the government’s Build To Rent bill proposes to put more money in the hands of speculative housing investors and building conglomerates, governments across the country continue their plans to tear down and sell off public housing.

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 […]

RAHU on 3CR’s Thursday Breakfast (July 4th)

On Thursday July 4th, The Renters and Housing Union secretary, Harry Millward spoke to, Inez and, Leila from 3CR’s Thursday Breakfast about RAHU’s recent submission to about the amendments to minimum rental standards in Victoria. A short summary is provided […]