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theage.com.au > national > frontline-workers-locked-out-of-rentals-20260823-p60qsn.html

Frontline workers locked out of rentals

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (37+ words) Skyrocketing rents are forcing essential workers out of major cities, leaving vital local services without staff. August 23, 2026 — 7:36pm...

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theage.com.au > national > rents-rise-by-up-to-80-per-cents-in-parts-of-australia-20260823-p60qoc.html

Rents rise by up to 80 per cents in parts of Australia

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (49+ words) Rents in some capital cities have risen by up to 80 per cent in the last five years, data from Cotality suggests. August 23, 2026 — 9:35am...

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theage.com.au > national > nsw > high-rents-a-roadblock-to-productivity-20260822-p60qlv.html

High rents a roadblock to productivity

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (526+ words) August 23, 2026 — 6:00am The interests of renters are often treated as a footnote in Sydney’s never-ending conversation about property prices. But even with the recent dip in house prices, buying a property remains out of reach for many – especially buying a home…...

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theage.com.au > politics > federal > rents-spike-up-to-80-per-cent-as-people-are-pushed-from-homes-to-units-20260821-p60qei.html

Rents spike up to 80 per cent as people are pushed from homes to units

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (848+ words) August 23, 2026 — 5:30am Rents in parts of the nation’s capital cities have soared by 80 per cent since the end of the COVID-era freeze on rents, but there are pockets of the country where landlords are getting less from their tenants than they…...

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theage.com.au > politics > federal > tenants-caught-in-crosshairs-of-angry-rent-hike-debate-20260819-p60pqt.html

Tenants caught in crosshairs of angry rent-hike debate

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (858+ words) August 19, 2026 — 7:45pm Australian renters are being warned they will be caught between US President Donald Trump’s soaring budget deficits, vested property interests and the federal government’s own changes to property taxes with the only relief likely to come from a large…...

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theage.com.au > politics > federal > give-renters-a-break-two-year-leases-plan-to-protect-from-gouging-landlords-20260818-p60p9j.html

Give renters a break: Two-year leases plan to protect from ‘gouging’ landlords

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (742+ words) August 19, 2026 — 12:01am Renters would be offered at least two-year tenancy deals and billions of taxpayers’ dollars spent on new public housing under a plan from the ACTU as it pushes for the Albanese government to build on its negative gearing and…...

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theage.com.au > national > rental-costs-forecast-to-soar-20260818-p60p79.html

Rental costs forecast to soar

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (45+ words) Economists from National Australia Bank say rent costs could jump by 30 per cent due to changes in tax concessions August 18, 2026 — 6:24am...