Promise for Renters’ Rights to Be on National Agenda

Promise for Renters’ Rights to Be on National Agenda
Australian Housing Minister Julie Collins speaks to journalists in Canberra, Australia, on June 20, 2018. Michael Masters/Getty Images
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The rights of renters will soon be considered by the national cabinet but the federal government has rejected a Greens proposal to cap rent increases, saying they “don’t work.”

In the midst of a housing crisis across the country, the Greens last week successfully deferred a Labor bill to establish a Housing Australia Future Fund until October by voting with the Coalition to set up a Senate inquiry.