Homelessness
Homelessness and family violence are surging
A new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare states that almost two in five Australians look......
Return to Country program sends Larrakia nation broke
Darwin Aboriginal organisation Larrakia Nation may have to close its doors in December if it cannot repay a huge debt......
Homeless Australian women becoming new norm
Women, particularly older women, across Australia are finding it more and more difficult to be able to afford to rent a......
Warning Australian slums could re-emerge
Experts warn the slums of the 19th century could make a grizzly reappearance in Australia as the cost of housing......
Community service privatisation on the cards
The future of community services, including domestic violence, gambling and homelessness, is in the hands of a Productivity Commission, with......
Get on board: Transforming buses into homeless shelters
A Melbourne man is giving a whole new meaning to the term “bus shelter,” transforming dis-used buses into temporary shelters......
Budgeting for youth homelessness
Youth homelessness has a financial as well as social cost. A study released today by Swinburne University found it’s costing......
Youth homelessness and family violence worse than previously thought
New research by New South Wales’ peak body for youth homelessness, YFoundations, shows around half of the young people assisted by homelessness......
Almost half of this Nation is struggling to pay their rent
The first ever Rental Affordability Index says that rent is unaffordable for nearly half of our population. The study by......
Dry Zone link to Indigenous homelessness
Aboriginal people who gather in public parklands to socialise are more likely to end up in gaol. The services that......