Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 3rd August 2022 - Centring the voices of homeless people, the podcast reveals their pandemic experience and raises the question of what could have been done better.When COVID hit in 2020, people experiencing…
Shane Farley, Wednesday, 5th August 2020 - Addressing housing affordability requires agile and innovative thinking, writes Beyond Bank’s national community development manager Shane Farley.In a year of tremendous challenge,…
Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 7th August 2018 - There are calls for greater National Disability Insurance Scheme accessibility for disadvantaged groups, with an expert warning it is “nearly impossible” for homeless people …
Andrew Cairns, Thursday, 15th March 2018 - The rising number of low-income and homeless elderly people being locked out of aged care is one that needs urgent attention, writes Andrew Cairns, CEO of Community Sector Banking.…
Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 6th December 2017 - While at first glance a flip-flop may not seem the most useful footwear for Australia’s homeless population, the new Soul to Sole initiative is providing unexpected support for those…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 8th September 2017 - Negative experiences or fears of discrimination and being misgendered are creating barriers to LGBTQ people accessing homelessness services, despite them being at least twice…
Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 24th January 2017 - Ongoing funding uncertainty is restricting homelessness support for Indigenous Australians, according to a new report.Research from AHURI has found there are no government programs…
Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 6th September 2016 - The Victorian government has announced it will invest nearly $120 million to boost Victoria’s supply of social housing.Minister for Housing, Disability and Ageing Martin Foley…
Wendy Williams, Monday, 25th July 2016 - A sign posted outside a Bank of Melbourne branch has caused outrage after branding a homeless person as “inconsiderate” for sleeping in the foyer.The Footscray branch put a notice…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 7th July 2016 - Feature: A Melbourne property developer is on a mission to develop social and affordable housing on a national scale. He’s starting with what some might describe as a quirky idea for…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd March 2016 - Ask Izzy, the mobile website that connects people who are homeless or at risk with services has had a strong first month, but the organisation behind it says there is more hard work to…