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Feb 11, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Ferdi Botha |Rebecca Bentley |Ang Li |Ilan Wiesel
1 INTRODUCTION The effect of housing affordability stress (HAS)—generally defined as households in the lowest 40th percentile of the national income distribution spending at least 30% of total household income on housing payments—on mental health is well established.
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Jan 23, 2024 | 
theaustraliatoday.com.au | Rebecca Bentley |Tim Law
By Rebecca Bentley and Tim LawA startling number of Australian rental homes come with an unwanted housemate: mould. If you discover mould in a rented home, who is responsible and what can you do if the landlord seems unwilling to fix it? The landlord is responsible if the mould is caused by the structural condition of the property. This can include things like leaking pipes, gutters, roofs or windows.
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Jan 2, 2024 | 
dailybulletin.com.au | Rebecca Bentley
A startling number of Australian rental homes come with an unwanted housemate: mould. If you discover mould in a rented home, who is responsible and what can you do if the landlord seems unwilling to fix it? Read more: Climate-related disasters leave behind trauma and worse mental health. Housing uncertainty is a major reason why Find the causeThe landlord is responsible if the mould is caused by the structural condition of the property.
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Dec 24, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Rebecca Bentley |Tim Law
A startling number of Australian rental homes come with an unwanted housemate: mould. If you discover mould in a rented home, who is responsible and what can you do if the landlord seems unwilling to fix it? Read more: Climate-related disasters leave behind trauma and worse mental health. Housing uncertainty is a major reason why Find the causeThe landlord is responsible if the mould is caused by the structural condition of the property.
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Dec 14, 2023 | 
phys.org | Ilan Wiesel |Rebecca Bentley
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) review and the disability royal commission's final report both highlighted the crucial role of accessible buildings and homes in ensuring the inclusion of people with disabilities.
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Dec 13, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Ilan Wiesel |Rebecca Bentley
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) review and the disability royal commission’s final report both highlighted the crucial role of accessible buildings and homes in ensuring the inclusion of people with disabilities. But the experiences of people with disability show Australia is a very long way from achieving this. There are the stories from people with disability who can’t enjoy events or venues.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
nature.com | Emma Baker |Claire Morey |Rebecca Bentley |Wendy Stone |Steven Rowley |Christian Nygaard
AbstractFor the past two decades, researchers and policy makers have known very little about conditions within Australia’s housing stock due to a lack of systematic and reliable data. In 2022, a collaboration of Australian universities and researchers commissioned a large survey of 22,550 private rental, social rental and homeowner households to build a data infrastructure on the household and demographic characteristics, housing quality and conditions in the Australian housing stock.
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Oct 15, 2023 | 
econotimes.com | Rebecca Bentley |Tim Law
Although most Australian states require homes be free of mould before they are rented out, seasoned renters know that’s not always the case. In fact, an alarming number of tenants report discovering mould after they’ve moved into a rental property.
But how can you tell? Based on our research and practical experience in the field, these are 12 questions worth considering before you sign a residential tenancy agreement.
1. Have you asked the agent or landlord directly?
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
theconversation.com | Rebecca Bentley |Tim Law
Although most Australian states require homes be free of mould before they are rented out, seasoned renters know that’s not always the case. In fact, an alarming number of tenants report discovering mould after they’ve moved into a rental property. But how can you tell? Based on our research and practical experience in the field, these are 12 questions worth considering before you sign a residential tenancy agreement.
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
au.sports.yahoo.com | Rebecca Bentley |Tim Law
Although most Australian states require homes be free of mould before they are rented out, seasoned renters know that’s not always the case. In fact, an alarming number of tenants report discovering mould after they’ve moved into a rental property. But how can you tell? Based on our research and practical experience in the field, these are 12 questions worth considering before you sign a residential tenancy agreement.
