Luke Michael, Friday, 22nd November 2019 - Charities say low-income renters need help paying their energy billsA coalition of community groups is urging the nation’s energy ministers to help low-income renters invest in…
Adrian Pisarski, Tuesday, 1st October 2019 - Adrian Pisarski, executive officer of National Shelter, rebutts a recent blog by the Grattan Institute criticising the National Rental Affordability Scheme and sets the record…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 4th September 2019 - Demand for social housing in Australia could be more than 300 per cent higher than waiting lists suggest, according to new research.A report from Compass Housing Services used census…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 10th July 2019 - A federal minister’s call to put a “positive spin” on homelessness has been slammed by community groups, who warn this is a backwards approach to tackling the crisis. The new minister…
Luke Michael, Friday, 29th March 2019 - Community groups say they will not be silenced by the federal government despite a move from Treasury to reduce the sector’s presence in this year’s budget lock-up. Social sector…
Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 23rd January 2019 - Victoria spends less than any other state in Australia on social housing, new research shows, with the community housing sector labelling the figures a “damning insight” into years…
Andrew Cairns, Thursday, 6th December 2018 - The latest Rental Affordability Index paints a bleak picture for single parents who are renting, writes Community Sector Banking CEO Andrew Cairns.Parenting can be tough at the …
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 5th December 2018 - People with disability who rent are almost twice as likely to experience a “no-grounds” eviction compared with other Australians, new research shows. A report by Choice, National…
Luke Michael, Monday, 9th July 2018 - The Turnbull government has been urged to renew its investment in remote Indigenous housing, with the completion of the National Partnership on Remote Housing leaving several states…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 9th May 2018 - Housing and homelessness issues were “forgotten and abandoned” in this year’s federal budget, according to advocates in the social sector. Treasurer Scott Morrison’s budget…
Luke Michael, Monday, 7th May 2018 - Adrian Pisarski is the executive officer of National Shelter and has almost 40 years’ experience in the not-for-profit sector. He is this week’s Changemaker.Pisarski has worked…
Luke Michael, Wednesday, 14th March 2018 - The social sector has called for action in wake of new census data, which revealed that homelessness in Australia has risen by almost 14 per cent in five years.The Australian Bureau…