housing

Squatter’s right claim falls apart for former lawyer

A lawyer turned real estate agent was booted out of a supposedly abandoned Sydney property when her squatter’s rights...

02 April 2025

By Naomi Neilson

National right to housing via legislation a necessary step, lawyers say

A new report argues that establishing a “national, enforceable right to housing” could significantly mitigate and...

18 February 2025

By Grace Robbie

Home ownership to be ‘more achievable’ for young lawyers with student debt

Emerging legal professionals saddled with student debt will soon have an easier time securing greater bank loans under...

17 February 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Record numbers of Aussies seeking legal assistance over housing problems

New figures have highlighted the growing number of Aussies reaching out for legal aid as cost-of-living and housing...

06 February 2025

By Kace O'Neill

AHRC pledges support for parliamentary push to make adequate housing a human right

The Australian Human Rights Commission has thrown its support behind a private member’s bill that would recognise the...

15 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

‘Australia has lost its way’ on housing, says former Supreme Court judge

In conversation with Lawyers Weekly, the Honourable Kevin Bell AO KC spoke of the “housing disaster” facing...

01 August 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy