Minimum Wage Earners Can’t Afford Rent
People making minimum wage can’t afford a room in an average-priced Tasmanian share house, according to Anglicare Tasmania’s latest Rental Affordability Snapshot.
People making minimum wage can’t afford a room in an average-priced Tasmanian share house, according to Anglicare Tasmania’s latest Rental Affordability Snapshot.
The Housing Register hit another record high, rising beyond 5,500 applicants, according to new Homes Tasmania data.
2025 saw Tasmania’s public housing waitlist consistently trend upwards, with no months of retraction and an end to the year with more than 5,400 applicants.
The Liberal government has spent a decade failing to build enough public housing, refusing to strengthen renters' rights or to rein in Airbnb.
Median statewide rent for houses was just under $500 a week in the June 2025 quarter, an increase of 4.2 per cent from the June quarter of last year.
The Greens welcome the release of disability housing indicators by TasCOSS and Disability Voices Tasmania.
The Liberals’ new housing strategy has a lot of nice words but will be meaningless unless it’s backed up by concrete commitments and action.
Extend your mind back to the beginning of your colleagues' contribution towards the housing crisis we're experiencing now.
The Liberals have handed down a Budget that only grudgingly lifts a pinky finger for Tasmanians in need.
The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (RoGS) has exposed the Rockliff Government’s failure to tackle the housing and rental crisis.