Young Indigenous people are mostly happy and in good health, a report says, but they still face far greater challenges to their physical and mental wellbeing than their …
New figures reveal a high proportion of children and teenagers who are under state care and protection orders, have sought help from homelessness agencies citing family…
Demand for specialist homelessness services are at an all time high with a greater proportion of people receiving assistance due to domestic and family violence, according…
Almost 334,000 people used disability support services in 2014/15 under the National Disability Agreement (NDA) with another 4000 already transitioning to the National…
There were just 317 adoptions finalised in Australia in 2013-14, a fall of nine per cent from the previous year, according to a report released by the Australian Institute…
Australians who are among the most socially and economically disadvantaged have poorer housing outcomes, even with support from homelessness agencies, a Government…
The number of Australians accessing disability support services has grown by 12 per cent since 2008-09, with 312,539 people accessing services in 2012-2013, a recent…
Insufficient ongoing support and financial issues such as lack of access to capital and poor business planning remain the key barriers for indigenous community-based…
The number of people receiving assistance from specialist homelessness agencies has increased, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare…
Australia’s Social housing tenants are mostly satisfied that their housing meets their needs but the level of satisfaction is affected by a range of factors, according…
Demand for housing assistance in Australia remains high and the number of households experiencing “housing stress” is also on the rise, according to a report…
Almost half of Australians who have a disability and diabetes say they are permanently unable to work, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health…