Calls for a freeze on evictions during coronavirus pandemic

A migrant worker last month after being evicted from a low-income housing area near Beijing. He returned home to his village in rural southern China.

Source: SBS DatelineNicolas Asfouri/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Labor wants a moratorium on all evictions to help make sure Australian renters don't go without a home during the coronavirus pandemic.


The Morrison government should follow New Zealand and the UK in putting a freeze on all evictions during the coronavirus pandemic, Labor says.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese said there also needs to be more government support for landlords to help them cope with rent shortages.

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