Chris Martin
@drchrismartin.bsky.social
Housing academic, UNSW Sydney. Tenancy law. Private rental. Social housing. Landlords. Modern money. Governmental criminology.
The Minns Govt is undermining its own tenancy reforms - with a ‘renoviction’ loophole big enough to drive a ute through theconversation.com/nsws-renovic...
NSW’s ‘renovictions’ loophole could undermine the progress made with no-grounds evictions
The NSW government was broadly lauded when it scrapped no-grounds evictions but a recent change could make things tougher for tenants.
theconversation.com
August 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The Minns Govt is undermining its own tenancy reforms - with a ‘renoviction’ loophole big enough to drive a ute through theconversation.com/nsws-renovic...
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This. Super clear, worthwhile read. insidestory.org.au/we-cant-just...
We can’t just build our way out of Australia’s housing problems • Andi Nygaard
A narrow focus on supply is certain to disappoint
insidestory.org.au
August 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
This. Super clear, worthwhile read. insidestory.org.au/we-cant-just...
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CLOSING 5PM TODAY | Last chance for students to apply for our pioneering Global Student Fellowship program, which offers paid opportunities to work with international development and human rights organisations around the world. Learn more and apply: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/students/glo...
July 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
CLOSING 5PM TODAY | Last chance for students to apply for our pioneering Global Student Fellowship program, which offers paid opportunities to work with international development and human rights organisations around the world. Learn more and apply: www.humanrights.unsw.edu.au/students/glo...
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Next week, I will talk with Chris Sidoti, Commissioner of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, about Israel's starvation of Gaza's people and the relentless massacres of starving people at the so-called 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation' sites.
NEXT WEEK | Join us Wednesday for this important conversation between Commissioner of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Chris Sidoti, and Scientia Associate Professor Jessica Whyte. Register here: events.humanitix.com/breaking-the...
Breaking the blockade: What will it take to end starvation in Gaza?
Breaking the blockage: What will it take to end starvation in Gaza ?
events.humanitix.com
June 20, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Next week, I will talk with Chris Sidoti, Commissioner of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, about Israel's starvation of Gaza's people and the relentless massacres of starving people at the so-called 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation' sites.
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It has been over 9 weeks of siege on #Gaza, with the State of Israel banning the entry of all humanitarian aid, medical, and commercial supplies.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.
May 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It has been over 9 weeks of siege on #Gaza, with the State of Israel banning the entry of all humanitarian aid, medical, and commercial supplies.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.
UNRWA has thousands of trucks ready to enter and our teams in Gaza are ready to scale up the delivery.
The siege must be lifted.
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read this and weep, about what is happening to disabled people, exploited by profiteers and neglected by those meant to be safeguarding them
I wonder if any questions will be asked about this during the election campaign
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
I wonder if any questions will be asked about this during the election campaign
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Inside a squalid house linked to a suspected NDIS fraudster
People with mental illness are getting lost in the NDIS system, isolated from friends and family and abandoned while their lucrative government funding is drained. This is how they're living.
www.abc.net.au
April 5, 2025 at 10:59 PM
read this and weep, about what is happening to disabled people, exploited by profiteers and neglected by those meant to be safeguarding them
I wonder if any questions will be asked about this during the election campaign
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
I wonder if any questions will be asked about this during the election campaign
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
Good news: no-grounds evictions to end in NSW from 19 May. Five jurisdictions have reformed tenancy laws to improve renters’ security in the past 5 years - a big shift that’s been long pushed by tenant advocates www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-...
Minns Labor Government delivers on rental reform by ending no grounds evictions on 19 May 2025
More than 2.3 million renters in NSW will be better off thanks to the latest round of changes to rental laws which will help create a fairer rental market, including ending ‘no-grounds’ evictions and ...
www.nsw.gov.au
March 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Good news: no-grounds evictions to end in NSW from 19 May. Five jurisdictions have reformed tenancy laws to improve renters’ security in the past 5 years - a big shift that’s been long pushed by tenant advocates www.nsw.gov.au/ministerial-...
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Open letter in solidarity with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah and condemning the latest attempt to silence her — please sign & share docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter on Academic Freedom
We, the undersigned, write to express our condemnation of the decision by the Education Minister Jason Clare to request the Australian Research Council (ARC) to investigate the Future Fellowship of M...
docs.google.com
February 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Open letter in solidarity with Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah and condemning the latest attempt to silence her — please sign & share docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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ACOSS is surveying Australians to understand the impacts of heat on people experiencing financial stress.
If that's you, please help them out by completing this survey before the 20th of Jan. 👇
If that's you, please help them out by completing this survey before the 20th of Jan. 👇
Heat Survey 2025
Share your experience of trying to stay cool in your home over the summer.
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January 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
ACOSS is surveying Australians to understand the impacts of heat on people experiencing financial stress.
If that's you, please help them out by completing this survey before the 20th of Jan. 👇
If that's you, please help them out by completing this survey before the 20th of Jan. 👇
On the booth at Caringbah. A lovely day to vote #yes23 #dharawal
October 14, 2023 at 2:51 AM
On the booth at Caringbah. A lovely day to vote #yes23 #dharawal