National cabinet push for 12-month limit on rent hikes and ban on no-fault evictions

Anthony Albanese says movement on renters' rights is needed but has rejected the Greens' calls for a rent cap

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Renters around Australia could benefit from a push at national cabinet to limit rent increases to once a year and ban no-fault evictions in all states and territories.

The reforms proposed by the commonwealth would limit the frequency of rent increases and ban evictions without reason in jurisdictions that lag behind in renters' rights, including Western Australia and the Northern Territory.

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