Renters’ rights on the cards at National Cabinet

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NATIONAL cabinet will be aiming to strike a deal that will bolster renters’ rights when it meets in Brisbane next week, as the federal government remains at...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has continued to bat away the Greens’ requests for a national rent freeze, telling Parliament this week that...

“If the federal government acts right now and co-ordinates a national freeze on rent increases, they could save the average renter thousands of dollars in...

“These aren’t just numbers, a two-year saving of $3,688 per household is food on the table, a desperately needed trip to...

Parliamentary library research released by the Greens showed based on the Reserve Bank’s forecast rent increase of 10%...

“Property investors will get $39 billion this year alone in tax concessions, so it seems only fair that renters get some relief when they’ve just...

Having already been rejected by Parliament, failure to meet the demands of the Greens in the Senate could trigger a double dissolution...

The government made a last-ditch bid in June to get the Greens onside ahead of the recent parliamentary recess, pledging...

For the time being, the federal government – along with Labor premiers in every state bar Tasmania – will try and make inroads into...

“Our key priority for this meeting is increasing housing supply and affordability across Australia,” Albanese said in a statement...

Align rental policy across the states and territories is expected to be a focus, and take in issues such as no-cause evictions, shaping planning laws that...

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