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***MEDIA ALERT*** Seven in ten renters worried about asking for repairs

ACOSS/UNSW Sydney-led Poverty and Inequality Partnership < 1 mins read

***MEDIA ALERT***

Seven in ten renters worried about asking for repairs

 

ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie AO will hold a press conference to launch the Rights at risk: Rising rents and repercussions report alongside UNSW senior researcher Dr Chris Martin, CEO of the Tenants Union of NSW Leo Patterson-Ross and CEO of National Shelter John Engeler.

 

WHERE: Prince Alfred Park (corner of Cleveland Street and Chalmers Street), Strawberry Hills, Sydney

 

WHEN: 9.30am Monday June 23, 2025

 

WHO: 

  • CEO of ACOSS, Dr Cassandra Goldie AO

  • Senior Research Fellow in the UNSW City Futures Research Centre and lead author of the report, Dr Chris Martin

  • CEO of Tenants Union of NSW, Leo Patterson-Ross

  • Chair of National Shelter, John Engeler 

MEDIA: Lauren Ferri, 0422 581 506

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