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Youth and child homelessness matters, why aren’t we doing more about it?

Deb Tsorbaris, Wednesday, 4th May 2022 -  Affordable housing for young Australians falling through the cracks is possible with greater federal investment, argues Deb Tsorbaris.

Opinion

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Younger people in aged care is a problem: will the government keep its stated commitment?

Di Winkler, Wednesday, 4th May 2022 -  Warehousing people with disability under 65 in nursing homes that are not resourced to meet their needs is a waste of human potential, argue Di Winkler and Peter Mulherin.
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Just seven rentals in Australia are affordable for a person on JobSeeker

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 28th April 2022 -  “Australia’s housing crisis has reached fever pitch”

Budget

First homeowners win big, but renters left behind

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 30th March 2022 -  “This budget is beyond disappointing… it completely abandons the hundreds of thousands of renters across the country in financial stress.”   

Federal government wipes hands clean of setting strategy to end homelessness, but states pick up the pieces

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 22nd February 2022 -  A number of state government initiatives have been announced to support an end to homelessness 

Putting homelessness on the map

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 7th February 2022 -  “We are hopeful that the findings will serve as a call to action for decision-makers, and a reminder that ending homelessness isn’t just necessary, but possible.”
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Sleepbus parks up in Queensland 

Nikki Stefanoff, Wednesday, 19th January 2022 -  “We’re confident that with the help of sleepbus, more people in more communities will find their way out of homelessness.”
Housing in Perth, WA

The new partnership examining an innovative women’s housing solution

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 18th January 2022 -  “Through this housing initiative we aim to provide women with low-but-secure employment incomes, often with little or no deposit, with access to a safe, secure and affordable home” 

Opinion

The compelling case for a future fund for social housing

Brendan Coates, Monday, 29th November 2021 -  Brendan Coates, the Grattan Institute’s program director of economic policy, explains why setting up a future fund for social housing could be the answer to fixing Australia’s ever-growing housing crisis.  
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“It’s completely out of whack”: Australia’s rental system reaches new heights of unaffordable

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 24th November 2021 -  Low income Aussies are being completely priced out of the rental market, new research reveals 
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