Homelessness
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......
Australia’s under-privileged speak out against poverty
Stand Up Speak Out – a two day conference was held over Friday and Saturday night in Adelaide where anti-poverty......
Support for the homeless
As part of Anti-Poverty Week, Adelaide’s annual Homeless Connect Expo provided free services, entertainment, give-aways and meals to those who......
Dressing disadvantaged women for success
Nicole is a single mother of one who found herself homeless following the breakdown of her relationship. Having a criminal......