Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 1st November 2018 - 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 non-indigenous…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 9th February 2017 -
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 violence…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 15th December 2016 -
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 to a new…
Wendy Williams, Thursday, 9th June 2016 - 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 Disability…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -
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 of Health…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 2nd October 2014 -
Australians who are among the most socially and economically disadvantaged have poorer housing outcomes, even with support from homelessness agencies, a Government report has…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th July 2014 -
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 report by the…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 7th May 2014 -
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 enterprises,…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th December 2013 -
The number of people receiving assistance from specialist homelessness agencies has increased, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th December 2013 -
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 to…
Staff Reporter, Friday, 8th November 2013 -
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 released…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 4th November 2013 -
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 and Welfare.…