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State Parliament
Why premier feels he has no choice but to act on rental reform
NSW Premier Chris Minns says rental reform would have been politically impossible a decade ago. Now, there is no choice.
- by Alexandra Smith
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Housing crisis
We can’t rely on the bank of mum and dad to fix housing, says O’Neil
In her first in-depth interview since becoming housing minister, Clare O’Neil says housing affordability is an “economic failure” that has led to a generational crisis.
- by James Massola and David Crowe
When it comes to cost-of-living pressures, there is one group being hit hardest
Working families are bearing the brunt of inflation pressures, with insurance and housing costs pushing their cost-of-living measure far higher than inflation.
- by Millie Muroi and Shane Wright
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City life
The great housing con is turning Melbourne into an Asian-style megacity
The government is trying to dupe citizens about the real causes and nature of a housing crisis.
- by Michael Buxton and David Hayward
The NSW electorates with the most renters revealed
The NSW Labor government has stuck to its election promise for renters, but now it must convince landlords.
- by Alexandra Smith
Greens demand changes to back key Labor housing policies in the Senate
The Greens’ Max Chandler-Mather is already ramping up pressure on Labor’s new housing minister, Clare O’Neil, just days after she was given the role.
- by James Massola
Houses to homes: Pets and picture-hanging OK, say new rent reforms
Over a quarter of all pet surrenders are linked to housing issues. Now, a landlord will be only able to refuse pets if they can give authorities a good reason.
- by Sarah Brookes
How Australians are saving $366 a week on housing in a cost of living crisis
Crushed under rising prices, new figures show a rational shift to try to manage as best as possible.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Opinion
Legal industry
‘Nation’s great shame’: most vulnerable turned away from neglected legal aid
Transformational change is required now to give vital free legal services the stability and certainty they need, and to ensure that access to justice is facilitated for all.
- by Greg McIntyre
Cost-of-living crisis? It pays to be a Boomer
Life is getting desperate for those bearing the full brunt of the economic crisis, but it is a very different story for cashed-up older Australians.
- by Colin Kruger
The Sydney suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to raise the rent
A handful of Sydney’s most coveted lifestyle and premium locations are bucking the broader trend of the city’s market over the past year.
- by Tawar Razaghi