Series
If you think renting in Australia is a mess, you’re not the only one
The cost of rent is at an all-time high while vacancies are at an all-time low. Let us help you make sense of it all.
How to get your bond back for a rental property
What are the common disputes between renters and landlords and what’s the best way to avoid them?
- Jim Malo and Tawar Razaghi
What are your rights as a renter in Australia?
From rent increases to minimum standards, maintenance and evictions, many tenants don’t know the rules.
- Melissa Heagney-Bayliss and Tawar Razaghi
How to live in a share house during a rental crisis
How do you find your first flatmates and what’s the best way to interact with your landlord?
- Jim Malo
How to move out of home for the first time in a rental crisis
How do you get approved for a property with no rental history, and what are the best places to buy basic household items on the cheap?
- Kate Burke
What tenants can do if their landlord hikes the rent
Tenants are being hit with rising costs, with more pain expected to come. But there are steps renters can take when facing a rent increase.
- Kate Burke
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2026
This year’s laugh fest has kicked off, with more than 2000 performers stepping up to the mic. Here, our writers take a closer look
- 10 stories
Hate of origin: Inside football’s most intense rivalry
Essendon and Hawthorn have hated each other for more than 40 years, from some old-fashioned thuggery and a fake drug scandal in the mid-80s to last year’s failed bid by the Hawks to poach the Bombers’ captain.
- 5 stories