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***MEDIA ALERT*** Landmark reports spotlight WA’s housing crisis

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A press conference will be held this morning regarding Perth’s ranking as the least affordable capital city in Australia, according to the 10th annual National Shelter-SGS Economic and Planning Rental Affordability Index. Comment will also be available about the WA Make Renting Fair Alliance’s Out with the Mould report, revealing new alarming statistics about the unsafe and unfair … Continued

Melbourne second most affordable city despite plummeting rental affordability

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Rental affordability has continued to plummet with previously ‘affordable’ areas across Melbourne vanishing, with low income earners bearing the brunt of the crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index released today.   The Index shows rental affordability in Melbourne is still declining, dropping a further six per cent … Continued

Above-average income households struggle as Adelaide’s rental affordability hits record low

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Low-income earners are bearing the brunt of Adelaide’s rental affordability crisis, which has hit a record-low, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index.   Released today, the Index revealed low-income earners in Adelaide are facing increasing hardship as rental affordability continues to decline. People who are single and on … Continued

Rental affordability in regional Victoria hits ‘historic’ low

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Rental affordability across regional Victoria is continuing to rapidly decline, hitting a historic low in 2024 with low income earners bearing the brunt of the crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index released today.   The average rental household in regional Victoria is now paying 28 per cent … Continued

Low-income earners hit hardest in Tasmania’s rental crisis

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Low-income earners across Tasmania are bearing the brunt of the state’s rental crisis, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index.   The landmark annual study, released today, cross references incomes against rents and shows Tasmania’s most vulnerable households – those on pensions, JobSeeker or low-wage work – face a … Continued

Low income earners priced out of ACT despite it being most affordable city

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Canberra’s most vulnerable low income earners have been priced out of the city despite the ACT becoming the most affordable capital city, according to the tenth annual National Shelter-SGS Economics and Planning Rental Affordability Index.   The study, released today, compares rents to average incomes and revealed that people on low incomes and income support … Continued

Social housing tipped to decline under housing targets, CHIA Vic says

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New analysis by Victoria’s peak housing body shows that without a plan to fund and build social housing, the proportion of social homes is set to decline over the next decade if the Victorian Government meets its overall housing targets. The analysis comes as Community Housing Industry Association Victoria today unveils its 10 year roadmap to fix … Continued

6 Most Googled Kitchen Renovating Questions (With Answers!)

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6 Most Googled Kitchen Renovating Questions (With Answers!)   Google is the first place many renovators turn for help when planning a new kitchen. But fact is, the answers it generates don’t always hit the mark. To clear up the confusion and put kitchen renovators on the right track, Mike Turner, a kitchen-renovation expert and … Continued