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Domestic Violence and Homelessness Links ‘Disturbing’ – Study

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 27th November 2012 - 
New research has linked domestic violence and homelessness.  One in two women who leave an abusive relationship will return to live with the perpetrator, sometimes returning…

Minister Urges States to Commit to Homelessness Deal

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…

Homeless Figures a Wake-up Call for Action

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…

Homeless Rate Up – ABS

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…

Billboard Campaign to Support Homeless

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.…

Indigenous “Homeless Away from Home”

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…

More Older Australians Homeless – Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd October 2012 - 
A new report has found one-fifth of homeless Australians are over 55. Photo: syn.org.au One-fifth of homeless Australians are aged 55 and over and many more are living in precarious…

Homeless Find ‘Equality’ in Social Media

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 28th August 2012 - 
Photo: Flickr 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…

National Homelessness Week ‘Opportunity’

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…

‘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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