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Housing affordability

Housing affordability dominating community concerns

Contributor, Wednesday, 17th August 2022 -  All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia.
A row of three houses with pointed roofs, one white, one mustard yellow and one grey, under a sunny sky.

Australia could reap billions in benefits if we fix housing: report

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 17th August 2022 -  A cost-benefit analysis has proven the worth of fixing the nation’s critical shortage of social and affordable housing.
Four children stand in a row. They are wearing colourful gumboots and it looks wet and muddy.

New national grants for early childhood

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 16th August 2022 -  Applications open this week for a series of grants that will help strengthen families with young children.

Trachoma eliminated in Vanuatu

Samantha Freestone, Monday, 15th August 2022 -  Vanuatu is the first Pacific island country to eliminate trachoma as a “public health problem”.
A home under construction in the sunshine, showing the insulating wrap around the frame.

Cross-sector push for more energy efficient homes

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 10th August 2022 -  More than 100 organisations are pushing for an update to Australia’s building code to improve energy efficiency, with hopes for a raft of benefits.

First phase funding allocated for family violence research in Victoria

Samantha Freestone, Tuesday, 9th August 2022 -  The Andrews government announces first phase funding to tackle family violence.
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Staffing challenges for disability sector: report

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 9th August 2022 -  In some areas people with disability are waiting months for allied health services due to a shortage of staff, according to a new report.

Opinion

Nevena LGBTIQ+ Monkeypox Stigma

Monkeypox in Australia: what the social sector needs to know

Nevena Spirovska, Monday, 8th August 2022 -  We can acknowledge that the majority of transmissions of monkeypox virus are within a specific community without creating or adding to stigma, writes Nevena Spirovska. 

Opinion

Say no to homelessness poverty porn

Homelessness Week shame: let’s move on from poverty porn

Jodie Wainwright, Monday, 8th August 2022 -  As we look back on Homelessness Week, surely it's time to move on from the scourge of poverty porn, writes Jodie Wainwright.
A group of Aboriginal women in pink uniforms sit outside on Country. They are Indi Kindi educators.

On-Country learning creates learners and leaders

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 8th August 2022 -  A ground-breaking early childhood education is creating social impact beyond just teaching the next generation of community leaders on Country. 

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