RAHU attended our first world Congress of the International Union of Tenants in Lisbon Portugal, as a new member of the IUT. I was honoured to be able to attend as an international Delegate, and speak on a panel about our organisation, and our challenges in the Australian housing crisis.
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 Last month, RAHU Delegate Jay successfully fought back against Nelson Alexander’s coercive policy of forcing thousands of renters to switch to the Kolmeo property management app to make rental payments. Kolmeo is a property management software suite […]
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 […]
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 […]
Changes to Residential Tenancies Act – from March 29th 2021 There are few changes or amendments to the Residential Tenancies Act, known as the Residential Tenancies Act Amendments (RTAA). These changes will come into effect from March 29th, 2021.This list […]
The Moratorium – No Evictions? As it currently stands, you can’t be evicted with a Notice To Vacate until March 29th, 2021. That said, there have been loopholes landlords have used to force renters out of their home during the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 15 October 2020 The Renting in the Time of Covid Report, released today by the AHURI, captures a bleak but accurate snapshot of renters’ situation in Australia. Financial hardship was a strong, consistent theme across all responses. […]
The Renters 3 Month Review outlines the issues renters faced during the first three months of the COVID-19 Omnibus legislation, and demonstrates the necessity of legislation extension and further amendments to avoid a wave of evictions in September. Recommendations from […]
