Homelessness
What’s going to happen to the Homeless?
Last year nearly a quarter of a million Australians went to homelessness services looking for help. It was a number......
What to do about homelessness during natural disasters
What happens to homeless people when natural disasters strike? Research at the University of Central Queensland gaps in knowledge that......
Help for the Homeless
This week is National Anti-Poverty Week, and with more than one million Australians doing it tough, it is an important......
Events planned to highlight poverty in Australia
Events are planned across the country to raise awareness about the causes and consequences of poverty. Anti-poverty week will run......
Domestic violence to blame for female homelessness
Homelessness is a challenge for anyone it affects, but for women seeking a way out of a violent environment sometimes......
Homelessness may soon be on the rise
Advocates fear that homelessness may increase if the government’s austerity budget is allowed to pass. The proposed changes to the......
Domestic violence and sexual discrimination driving young people from their homes
More than 26,000 young Australians between 12-25 years old are homeless. It’s a startling statistic being highlighted today on Youth......
Domestic violence leaves women and children with nowhere to go
More than fifty per cent of women who access homelessness services are fleeing domestic violence, and many of them have......
Homeless left in the cold over right to vote
It’s been decided: September 7 is Federal Election Day 2013. But at the beginning of Homeless Persons Awareness Week, some......
Election 2013: Concerns about homelessness policy vaccuum in coalition
Following on from the Rudd government’s ambitious aim to halve homelessness by 2020, four years later, Labor has extended their......