Homelessness
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......
The changing face of homelessness
There has been a seismic shift in the kind of people who experience homelessness. Women with families are the new......
Homeless people turning to Twitter
Social media is providing a tool for homeless persons to engage in. Twitter and Facebook are setting up accounts by......
New housing aimed at Aboriginal people living on the streets
A new service launched by the South Australian Government will target homelessness among Aboriginal people living on the streets of......