Australia's landlords and tenants: what support is available in the coronavirus crisis?

With a six-month eviction moratorium agreed nationally, we look at what else is on offer from states and territories

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Although the national cabinet has agreed to a six-month moratorium on evictions, it has abandoned attempts to achieve a nationally consistent approach to financial support for residential landlords and tenants through the Covid-19 crisis.

Since Scott Morrison announced residential tenancies would be a matter for the states and territories on 7 April, many have offered land tax cuts in a bid to incentivise rent reductions.

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