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Plain-English guides to Australian law — bonds, tradies, tribunals, consumer rights, and more. Written so you can actually act on them.
Bought a Used Car From a Dealer With Problems? Your Rights
Bought a used car from a dealer and it has problems? Here is how the consumer guarantees and your state's statutory warranty decide whether you get a refund or a repair, and…
Read Guide →Landlord Changed the Locks or Walked In Without Notice: What Can I Claim?
A lockout is illegal in every state. So is entering without the notice the Act requires. Both give you a compensation claim,…
Read Guide →Landlord Ignored Repairs for Months: Can I Claim Compensation (and How Much)?
You reported the leak, the broken heater, the mould. Nothing happened. Yes, you can claim compensation for the months you paid full…
Read Guide →The Damage Costs More Than the Bond: How to Claim the Difference From a Former Tenant
The bond is gone and you're still $4,000 out of pocket. Yes, you can chase a former tenant for the balance. Here's…
Read Guide →Tenant Left the Property Damaged: How to Claim the Bond (and the Rest) Without Losing at the Tribunal
Holes in walls, a ruined carpet, a bond that covers half of it. The bond-claim process in every state, what evidence the…
Read Guide →Tenant Is 3 Weeks Behind in Rent (New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Every State): The Exact Steps, in Order
Three weeks of unpaid rent means you are already past the trigger date in every state. Here is the day-by-day sequence from…
Read Guide →Tenant Hasn’t Paid Rent: What Notice Do I Actually Have to Give? (Every State)
You can't just text "pay or leave". Each state sets when you can serve a rent-arrears notice, how many days it must…
Read Guide →Builder Says the Defects Are “Out of Warranty”? Here Are the Real Warranty Periods in Every State
Your builder is pointing to a 90-day or 12-month defects period in the contract. The statutory warranty is years longer, and it…
Read Guide →My New Home Has Defects and the Builder Is Ignoring Me: The Defect Letter to Send
Cracked render, leaking shower, doors that won't close, and a builder who stopped replying at handover. Your statutory warranty rights in every…
Read Guide →About to Sign Something Big? Do This $49 Due-Diligence Check First (Before You Lose Real Money)
Franchise, business purchase, supplier contract, partnership, "opportunity"? Here are the 12 questions to ask, the red flags that should stop you cold,…
Read Guide →Reading About It Is Step One.
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