Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 14th November 2012 -
The Federal Government has committed to providing half the funding of a one-year extension of the current National Partnership Agreement on Homelessness (NPAH) while a new deal…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th November 2012 -
The Not for Profit sector has expressed alarm at the latest national homelessness figures describing them as a wake up call for urgent action.
The Australian Council of Social Service…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th November 2012 -
The rate of homelessness in Australia has risen 8% since 2006, according to the latest census figures by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
The figures released by the ABS…
Staff Reporter, Friday, 9th November 2012 - An Australian social enterprise is giving away 100,000 billboard ‘photo spots’ as part of a new social media campaign to support homeless and disadvantaged women.…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 30th October 2012 -
The seasonal mobility of aboriginal people is placing unexpected pressure on housing, social and education services in regional centres according to a new study.
Minister for Housing…
A study out of the United States has found homeless people are increasingly engaging with social media because these sites give them a feeling of online equality and…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 7th August 2012 -
Not for Profits are encouraging Australia to use National Homeless Week as an opportunity to focus on finding solutions.
This year’s National Homeless Week (6 August to 12…
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…
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…
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,…