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South Australian community housing trialling solar to reduce tenant bills 

Samantha Freestone, Monday, 22nd August 2022 -  45 community housing units are now being powered with solar energy in South Australia thanks to a new pilot rolled out by Community Housing Limited (CHL) and 369 Labs, with plans for…

Advocates push for Brisbane Olympics social impact gold

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 3rd August 2022 -  Momentum and expectations are building around how the Brisbane Games could leave a social policy legacy that benefits the whole community. With 10 years to go until the Olympics land…

First homeowners win big, but renters left behind

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 30th March 2022 -  “This budget is beyond disappointing… it completely abandons the hundreds of thousands of renters across the country in financial stress.”    Support for medium and low-income…

Federal government wipes hands clean of setting strategy to end homelessness, but states pick up the pieces

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 22nd February 2022 -  A number of state government initiatives have been announced to support an end to homelessness  Housing advocates have labelled the federal government’s refusal to develop a national…

Putting homelessness on the map

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 7th February 2022 -  “We are hopeful that the findings will serve as a call to action for decision-makers, and a reminder that ending homelessness isn’t just necessary, but possible.” Experts say there…

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…

Investing in social housing, in the era of working from home

Peter Colacino, Tuesday, 2nd February 2021 -  Peter Colacino shares his thoughts on why the objective around housing all Australians, and in particular investing in social housing in the era of working from home, should be …

‘It’s a game changer’: Community sector celebrates historic housing pledge

Luke Michael, Monday, 16th November 2020 -  Community leaders say the sector’s advocacy efforts were vital to securing the multi-billion dollar announcement    The Victorian government will deliver more than 12,000 new …

Investing in housing is an opportunity to set people up for success

Mark Feenane, Monday, 2nd November 2020 -  Mark Feenane, executive officer of the Victorian Public Tenants Association, shares his thoughts on why housing all Australians is an economic imperative, as part of a series…

Social housing left high and dry in 2020 Budget

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 7th October 2020 -  Housing and homelessness advocates say this year’s budget was a “missed opportunity”.  Dreams of a social housing-led economy recovery have been dashed in this year’s federal budget,…

‘This budget falls drastically short for Australians doing it tough’

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 7th October 2020 -  The social sector has expressed its disappointment over the federal budget which it says leave too many behind The Morrison government’s message to Australians was that “we have …

Housing vulnerable Australians means making clear choices

Brendan Coates, Monday, 5th October 2020 -  Continuing our series exploring the role that housing can and should play within Australian society, Brendan Coates shares his thoughts on why the challenge of housing vulnerable…

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