News and Events

This online community session provides an overview of some common money-related issues that arise in public and community housing, including:

The federal government is preparing new laws to stop perpetrators of domestic violence from weaponising the tax and superannuation systems against their former partners, following a parliamentary inquiry into financial abuse.

This free online community legal education session will explore ways to resolve complaints regarding phone and internet bills, electricity, and other utilities disputes for victim survivors of intimate partner financial abuse.

Super Consumers Australia, the Economic Abuse Reference Group (EARG), Redfern Legal Centre, Domestic Violence NSW, the Australian Multicultural Women’s Alliance, Safe and Equal and the organisation Each have welcomed the Government’s consultation to prevent perpetrators of domestic and family violence (DFV) from accessing victims-survivors’ superannuation death benefits.

Louise remembers receiving a notice from the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) telling her she had just 21 days to pay about $20,000 of tax debt racked up in her name without her knowing.

A pioneering national study has shed light on the hidden toll of coerced business debt, revealing how business structures are weaponised to perpetrate financial abuse, resulting in long-term economic hardship.

Rohan Beck knew it would be tough finding a place to rent in Sydney — but he did not think he would be flatting with a woman who lived in a "shed".

This webinar provides an overview of law and policy in public and community housing.

A court has knocked back a developer's bid to convert a Sydney boarding house into four luxury homes, after local council rejected its proposal. LFD Developments purchased the 32-room property in Paddington, and served residents with eviction orders last October.

This webinar for community workers outlines tenants’ rights to getting repairs done in social or private housing, and provides tips on navigating DCJ Housing’s repairs and maintenance system.