Tasmanians still don’t know what they’ll be paying to subsidise the casino pokies tax deal the Liberals have struck with Federal Group.
The Greens’ move to protect tenants from unreasonable rent increases was voted down by Labor, the Liberals and Madeleine Ogilvie in Parliament today.
The Residential Tenancy (Rent Control) Amendment Bill 2021 replaces the current unworkable rent control provisions in the Residential Tenancy Act of 1997.
Tasmanian tenants need Labor’s support to protect them from the massive, unreasonable rent hikes they are facing.
The Real Estate Institute of Australia says Tasmania's rental affordability is now the worst in the nation.
We were proud to table the Residential Tenancy (Rent Control) Amendment Bill 2021 today on behalf of all Tasmanian tenants.
The Real Estate Institute of Australia’s latest Housing Affordability Report provides yet more evidence of the deepening housing crisis in Tasmania.
The Tenants' Union and the Greens have been hearing from many tenants who are in extreme distress.
Hobart prices have gone up by 36 per cent, Launceston by 40 per cent and Burnie by 30 per cent in the past four years.
If Elise Archer MP thinks everything is fine for renters, perhaps she should try talking to one of the thousands of Tasmanians struggling to afford their rent.