12 Month Contract – North West or Launceston (as negotiated) Full time or Part Time Salary: pro rata within the range of Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award Levels 5/6 (as applicable) plus employer superannuation contributions. The Tenants’ Union of Tasmania is a not-for-profit community organisation that represents Tasmania’s residential tenants. We seek […]
12 Month Contract – Launceston Full time or Part Time Salary: pro rata within the range of Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award Level 6 plus employer superannuation contributions. The Tenants’ Union of Tasmania is a not-for-profit community organisation that represents Tasmania’s residential tenants. We seek a motivated senior solicitor that is committed […]
In the third quarter of 2025 all regions of Tasmanian experienced a growth in rent prices, higher in the North West and smaller in the South. In the North West, the weighted median rent rose by 3.5 per cent compared to the previous quarter and by 10.5 per cent over the same quarter last year. […]
A new report card released yesterday by the National Association of Renters’ Organisations and National Shelter shows that, two years after National Cabinet promised a “Better Deal for Renters,” most governments have failed to deliver meaningful reforms. Millions of renters are still exposed to unfair rent hikes, arbitrary evictions and unsafe homes. For the one-third […]
In the June 2025 quarter the North West is again the Tasmanian region with the highest overall increases in rent, compared to both the previous quarter and the previous year. The North West weighted median rent increased by $387 per week (1.5 per cent), which equals an annual increase of 8 per cent. The weighted […]
Do you like our work? You can now make a small (or large) donation to help us do more of it! There are currently 57,762 rental households in Tasmania. Our core business is to provide information, advice and representation to renters when issues regarding their homes arise. In the financial year 2022/23 we helped a […]
Today we sent a letter to the newly elected members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly calling for a comprehensive review of the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 (Tas) as a matter of urgency and increased funding for tenant advocacy services. Read the full letter below. Donate Do you like our work? Make a small (or large) […]
After the State Election was called, we wrote to all political parties and some independent candidates with 9 asks that we would like them to commit to in the event that that they are part of the next Government. Find our detailed asks here. Four parties and six independents responded to our questionnaire. See an […]
Last week, we wrote to political parties and some independent candidates with 9 asks that we would like them to commit to in the upcoming State Election. Below is what we wrote. Tasmania currently has some of the weakest rental laws in Australia. Over the last decade, there has been a severe lack of reform, […]
The Tenants’ Union of Tasmania is not for profit organisation dedicated to advancing the cause of residential tenants. This involves, amongst other things, lobbying government for legislative change, speaking to the media, and providing legal education to the community, but our primary function is to provide tenants with free legal advice and representation. Specifically, we […]
