Category: RAHU News

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 […]

Read RAHU’s Submission on proposed changes to Minimum Rental Standards

In June 2024, RAHU contributed a written submission to the Victorian Labor government’s Minimum Standards for Rental Properties and Rooming Houses. The state government opened for submissions relating to the new minimum energy efficiency and safety standards proposed for rental […]

Temporary closure to new Renters Rights tickets.

Our volunteer Renters Rights Committee (RRC) assists renters every day to know their rights, take appropriate actions to protect them selves from unscrupulous landlords and agents, and support renters to self advocate. Last week we discovered a glitch in our […]

Fund-raising with RAHUligan art

RAHU is full of amazing artists and designers, so we’ve asked some them to create posters for us to assist in fund raising for the union.,mmm.,

Hello 2024

The earth makes another turn, and we still have a huge number of homeless and rough sleepers, massive rent hikes and criminally poor conditions for many of the houses we call homes in Australia – a wealthy country that can […]