Taskforce to tackle crime in Brisbane’s homeless encampments

Taskforce to tackle crime in Brisbane’s homeless encampments

Crime and drug use at two of Brisbane’s biggest tent cities has prompted council to join forces with police to tackle “anti-social behaviour”.

  • byEmily Verdouw

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I’m a career woman with 25 years’ experience,yet found myself homeless
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I’m a career woman with 25 years’ experience,yet found myself homeless

Recently,I read that middle-aged,single women were increasingly facing homelessness. I joked to a friend,“I’m going to become a statistic!” But it turned out to be no joke.

  • byMiriam Wallace
Prince of Wales:I talk to my children about homelessness – like my mother Diana did

Prince of Wales:I talk to my children about homelessness – like my mother Diana did

She made sure we knew “the life outside palace walls thing was real,you know,” William says.

  • byIndia McTaggart
Cameras installed in Musgrave Park,as focus turns to housing policies

Cameras installed in Musgrave Park,as focus turns to housing policies

Days after power was cut to two inner-Brisbane parks,their homeless residents will soon be under increased scrutiny.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Landlords could lose negative gearing perks unless they cap rents in new plan

Landlords could lose negative gearing perks unless they cap rents in new plan

The pathway could improve the standard of rentals and increase the value for money the government gets from housing tax concessions.

  • byJim Malo
Tents in busy Brisbane intersection just one part of crisis,advocates say

Tents in busy Brisbane intersection just one part of crisis,advocates say

The new cluster of tents has prompted renewed calls for urgent investment in long-term solutions to the housing crisis.

  • byCourtney Kruk
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My home became a holiday rental,so I lived in a cemetery
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My home became a holiday rental,so I lived in a cemetery

My friends and I don’t deserve to be homeless any more than you do. No one is immune to homelessness.

  • byJacq Gallagher
Neighbours once tolerated a homeless settlement. Then rubbish started piling up

Neighbours once tolerated a homeless settlement. Then rubbish started piling up

The encampment at a car park in Melbourne’s north started out with a campervan or two,but is now overflowing with timber offcuts,damaged furniture and old bike parts.

  • bySophie Aubrey
Last year Jon was handing out 1000 meals a week. This winter,it’s 1600

Last year Jon was handing out 1000 meals a week. This winter,it’s 1600

Sydney’s services for the vulnerable are being stretched to their limits,as donations dry up in the cost of living crisis.

  • byMary Ward
How to solve Australia’s housing crisis

How to solve Australia’s housing crisis

Governments have neglected their fundamental obligation to realise everyone’s human right to housing and home.

  • byKevin Bell
Victoria’s hot spots for youth homeless revealed amid push for more help to house them
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Victoria’s hot spots for youth homeless revealed amid push for more help to house them

Charity Launch Housing has used data on crime,homelessness and unemployment to identify the five Victorian council areas where funding is most needed.

  • byNoel Towell