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Homelessness Law Needs Major Rethink – PIAC

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 2nd August 2012 - The Federal Government’s draft Homelessness Bill 2012 needs a major re-think in order to have a positive, practical impact on people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness…

Stable Housing Important for Kids’ Development – Study

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th July 2012 - New research has found that there are large differences in children's developmental outcomes in Australia, depending on their housing tenure. Using data from Growing Up in…

NFPs Respond to Social Housing Consultations

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th July 2012 -
Public housing in the inner Melbourne suburb of Carlton. Photo: Krstnn Hrmnsn/ Flickr A coalition of housing and homelessness peak organisations in Victoria has responded…

National Homeless Figures Remain Unchanged

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th July 2012 - The new report has found that young people, women and Indigenous Australians were all overrepresented among those receiving homeless services in the December quarter of 2011 –…

Govt Response to ‘Housing The Homeless’ Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st June 2012 - The Federal Government has produced draft legislation aimed at reducing homelessness in Australia as part of its response to the Housing the Homeless Report. The government…

Peak Body “Concerned” Over Homelessness Proposals

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th June 2012 - Homelessness Australia has questioned draft legislation designed to broaden the definition of homelessness and has urged the Federal Government to make changes before tabling…

Definition of Homelessness to be Broadened

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 5th June 2012 - The Federal Government has released draft legislation to establish a new national definition of homelessness to include caravan park and boarding house residents with no formal…

More Must Be Done – WA Homeless Conference Told

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th May 2012 -
Federal Minister Brendan O'Connor. Despite some progress being made, more needs to be done to reduce and prevent homelessness, the Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness,…

Budget: Challenges of Housing Affordability & Homelessness

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th May 2012 - Homelessness Australia (HA) the peak body for homelessness has welcomed the delivery of the final instalments of the affordable housing and homelessness agreements in the Federal…

‘Youth Foyer’ Project to Help Young People to Learn

Staff Reporter, Friday, 27th April 2012 - Welfare organisations have joined with the Kangan Institute in Victoria to deliver a new student accommodation program for young people who are unable to live at home and wish to study…

Melbourne Boarding House Boom – Homelessness Research Conference

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th April 2012 - A RMIT University analysis has revealed a dramatic 236 per cent increase in the number of people living in rooming houses in Melbourne in the past five years. The research says that…

Homeless Project Reveals Social and Cost Benefits

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th April 2012 - A new program aimed at tackling homelessness among Sydney men has found that access to a range of health, education and social supports can help homeless people improve their well-being,…

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