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How do we solve a problem like rough sleeping?

Jenny Begent, Friday, 5th March 2021 - If we are to tackle the current housing and health inequalities then we need to assess and meet the needs of people sleeping rough in new and imaginative ways, writes Jenny Begent, head of social mission for the Salvation Army.

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Time to future proof Australian housing

Di Winkler, Tuesday, 23rd February 2021 - Only a mandatory approach to accessibility standards will future-proof Australia’s housing for coming generations, and cater to the demands of an ageing population, write Dr Di Winkler and Dr Peter Mulherin outlining the Building Better Homes Campa

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Australian government criticised for ‘hands off’ approach to pandemic policymaking

Luke Michael, Monday, 15th February 2021 - Researchers say Australia’s COVID-19 housing and homelessness response lacks the multi-level coordination of other nations

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Community groups urge WA government to unlock the state’s housing potential

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 10th February 2021 - A new campaign is calling for a $4 billion package to create 18,000 new social and affordable rental homes in Western Australia

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Rough sleepers left behind during WA’s emergency lockdown

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 3rd February 2021 - Homelessness groups are urging the government to look towards longer-term housing solutions

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New Productivity Commission data prompts calls for more housing investment

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 20th January 2021 - Homelessness groups warn that Australia’s housing system remains in urgent need of repair

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‘It’s just horrible’: Community sector dismayed by homeless ‘tent cities’ in WA

Luke Michael, Friday, 15th January 2021 - “Western Australia is a really wealthy state and we have people living in tents. It's just extraordinary. It's so wrong.”

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Fall in rents not enough to address housing affordability crisis

Bruce Argyle, Tuesday, 15th December 2020 - It’s clear from the Rental Affordability Index that JobSeeker recipients are suffering rental stress despite falling rents and an increase in the JobSeeker payment.

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‘The worst is yet to come’: Growing number of Indigenous women seeking homelessness support

Luke Michael, Monday, 14th December 2020 - New data shows the rate of Aboriginal Victorians seeking homelessness support is growing twice as fast as the rate for non-Indigenous people

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