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Nine out of 10 landlords are getting their income tax returns wrong, and the ATO is watching

Nine out of 10 landlords are getting their income tax returns wrong, and the ATO is watching

Dodgy landlords making inflated claims for repairs and maintenance on their rental properties are firmly in the Australian Tax Office’s sights.

  • by Rachel Clun

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Daniel Andrews promised a new body to help renters. No one seems to know much about it

Daniel Andrews promised a new body to help renters. No one seems to know much about it

Government emails released under freedom-of-information laws show state bureaucrats couldn’t answer basic questions about Rental Dispute Resolution Victoria – after it had been announced.

  • by Broede Carmody
Would you live here? The experts’ verdict on the government’s mid-rise houses

Would you live here? The experts’ verdict on the government’s mid-rise houses

The government has released a slew of new photos of mid-rise housing that it says is the “best there is to offer”. Is it? We took a closer look.

  • by Anthony Segaert
The spare-bedroom solution to the housing crisis

The spare-bedroom solution to the housing crisis

Australia’s housing crisis will worsen in coming years. Independent MP Allegra Spender has a simple plan to help fix it.

  • by Rachel Clun
The two key fixes for renters not included in Qld’s fresh reform round
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The two key fixes for renters not included in Qld’s fresh reform round

As housing prices march on and a state election looms, Labor is working through long-promised help for renters labelled both a “war” on landlords and not enough.

  • by Matt Dennien
Greater housing density is coming to a Sydney suburb near you. Here’s what you need to know

Greater housing density is coming to a Sydney suburb near you. Here’s what you need to know

The state government has begun its transport-oriented development program. What does it mean for your neighbourhood?

  • by Michael Koziol
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I spent more time choosing groceries than buying my first home

I spent more time choosing groceries than buying my first home

I’ve spent longer debating which frozen dumplings to buy at the supermarket than committing to a mortgage that ends two years before I’m eligible for the pension.

  • by Amber Schultz
How young people could have been $4700 better off over last six months

How young people could have been $4700 better off over last six months

Just over two weeks before the federal budget, the Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee has again urged the government to provide more help to those struggling the most.

  • by Rachel Clun
Suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to increase the rent for five years

Suburbs where landlords haven’t been able to increase the rent for five years

Amid a widespread rental crisis, a handful of neighbourhoods bucked the trend.

  • by Jemimah Clegg
‘Rent bidding’ banned, hikes capped under new WA tenancy laws

‘Rent bidding’ banned, hikes capped under new WA tenancy laws

Landlords will soon be prohibited from hiking rents more than once a year and “rent bidding” will be forbidden under the strengthened laws. But some MPs say there’s one thing missing.

  • by Jesinta Burton
How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22

How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22

The dream of stable housing is growing further out of reach for many, but Marija’s dream last year became a reality.

  • by Jim Malo