Hobart now the toughest city for renters in Australia
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Source: AAP
The latest Rental Affordability Index report shows Hobart is now Australia's least affordable capital city for tenants -- although renters in the rest of the country are not faring much better. And with the disparity between income and rental prices widening, the lowest-paid workers are the hardest-hit.
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