Thousands of renters plan to stop paying their landlords this month in a nationwide strike as government negotiations stall.
Thousands of residential renters plan to stop paying their landlords this month in a nationwide strike as government negotiations stall and real estate agents claim they are being abused.
Despite expectations of an Australia-wide consensus, the national cabinet on Tuesday urged tenants and landlords to negotiate with each other and gave the states responsibility for residential regulation. "We believe that housing is a right. During this crisis, all landlords and agents should work hard to support people's basic needs," the letter said.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison introduced a rental waiver and deferral for commercial tenants after a meeting of the national cabinet on Tuesday but said residential tenancies would be dealt with directly by each state and territory.
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