Read our previous media releases here.
16/07/2009 - Tenants Union welcomes rooming house announcement03/02/2009 - Landlords urged to pass on savings to tenants05/12/2008 - Landlords profiteering from pensioners will be challenged03/12/2008 - Victoria should ban rental bidding27/11/2008 - Rent assistance failing renters14/10/2008 - Rent assistance better for economy06/10/2008 - International Tenant's Day01/10/2008 - WARNING! Online scam targeting international students14/08/2008 - Online scams still targeting renters28/07/2008 - Government must do more in rental crisis07/11/2007 - Renters affected by rising interest rates17/07/2007 - Steps to stronger tenancy protection welcomed10/05/2007 - More evidence of rental market crisis09/05/2007 - Rent help for students welcomed01/05/2007 - State Budget housing boost welcomed27/03/2007 - Tenants Union endorses Australians for Affordable Housing27/02/2007 - Time for the State Govt to ban rental bidding06/02/2007 - Rental crisis worsens in Melbourne and major regional centres26/09/2006 - State housing strategy welcomed25/09/2006 - Rental housing still unaffordable across the nation31/08/2006 - PM's thought bubbles no substitute for a housing plan21/07/2006 - Rent assistance to landlords no solution to housing crisis01/06/2006 - Tenants Union welcomes State Govt commitment to an affordability plan30/05/2006 - State Budget falls short on housing crisis29/04/2006 - Higher property prices not good news for all05/04/2006 - Law Reform report confirms need for tenancy database regulation30/03/2006 - Senate Inquiry an opportunity to rebuild housing affordability13/03/2006 - High housing costs demonstrate need for a plan24/02/2006 - Public housing waiting list confirms housing crisis and need for a plan23/01/2006 - Cabinet reshuffle gives Howard a chance to create a fairer Australia18/01/2006 - More first home buyers doesn't mean housing crisis is over16/01/2006 - Summerhill residents win a victory for all07/12/2005 - Tenants Union unlocks the door to private rental01/12/2005 - Time for national action on housing crisis24/10/2005 - Rental housing unaffordable no matter where you live15/09/2005 - Revealed The top 10 postcodes of Victoria's low- income private renters20/07/2005 - Government legislation a good start, but more needed to protect vulnerable residents13/05/2005 - Budget fails key welfare to work test by ignoring renters03/05/2005 - Land tax relief should mean lower rents and better protections26/04/2005 - Tenants Union welcomes investment in affordable housing03/03/2005 - Young people shut out of private rental15/02/2005 - Tenants suffer due to potentially illegal action of real estate agents21/01/2005 - Supreme Court saves Alice Smith from eviction23/11/2004 - Housing unaffordable no matter how you calculate it