Millions of Australian workers know what it's like to shiver through a winter in a rental property that is too cold, without enough heating, or is drafty or damp.

It impacts your wellbeing, mental health and can actually make you sick.

The last thing people on low wages and in insecure work need in their lives is to miss work because they're ill.

Better Renting is an organisation that campaigns to improve the quality of rental properties to ensure renters getter a better deal and stay healthy.

Their recent survey revealed that the vast majority of renters in Australia are living in housing that could be making them sick.

Joel Dignam is the Executive Director of Better Renting. He is our guest. We also hear from ACTU Assistant Secretary, Liam O'Brien, on why substandard housing is a work and safety issue as well.
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