‘Social cleansing’:To make way for Olympics,Paris clears thousands of homeless

‘Social cleansing’:To make way for Olympics,Paris clears thousands of homeless

Last week,about 470 people were removed from camps along the Canal de l’Ourcq,on the route of the Olympic torch relay.

  • byRob Harris

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Remember when only men could own property? No? There’s a reason for that

Remember when only men could own property? No? There’s a reason for that

Laws need to change to equally weigh the rights of those who want to buy a home against those who simply want to invest in a property.

  • byCathy Sherry
Cat lived in her dream location. Then she was forced out – and in with her boyfriend

Cat lived in her dream location. Then she was forced out – and in with her boyfriend

Spiralling housing costs have meant Melburnians are making difficult decisions about their living situations.

  • byJim Malo
Why the cookie-cutter can’t solve Sydney’s housing crisis

Why the cookie-cutter can’t solve Sydney’s housing crisis

Creating templated homes will degrade the suburbs further and leave councils and communities furious.

  • byTone Wheeler
The areas first in line for Victoria’s new homelessness scheme

The areas first in line for Victoria’s new homelessness scheme

People at risk of sleeping rough in Melbourne’s north and west and on the eastern fringes will be among the first to access an overhauled homelessness-to-housing program.

  • byBroede Carmody
Housing crisis relief on the way as Bentley community home green-lit

Housing crisis relief on the way as Bentley community home green-lit

A WA church is using its vacant properties to help ease the state’s housing crisis,giving people without a chance of entering the rental market a fresh start.

  • byClaire Ottaviano
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Victoria has thousands of empty public housing dwellings

Victoria has thousands of empty public housing dwellings

A new report also shows the state has only added about 300 new public homes in the past eight years.

  • byBroede Carmody
Laundry charity scrubs up new permanent Brisbane base

Laundry charity scrubs up new permanent Brisbane base

A decade after Orange Sky hit the streets in a single van,the service will put a $3 million boon from the government towards its new base of international operations.

  • byCourtney Kruk
My neighbour took his life rather than face homelessness. Will Sydney bother to notice?
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My neighbour took his life rather than face homelessness. Will Sydney bother to notice?

The last time anyone saw him,he was tearing the development notice off a wall by the lobby entrance and ripping it up in anger,frustration and despair.

  • bySue Williams
How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22

How Marija went from being homeless at 15 to a homeowner at 22

The dream of stable housing is growing further out of reach for many,but Marija’s dream last year became a reality.

  • byJim Malo
Schizophrenia and homelessness can be a deadly combination

Schizophrenia and homelessness can be a deadly combination

Homicide of strangers by people with schizophrenia is extremely rare,but we can reduce the risk by fixing our homelessness crisis.

  • byMatthew Large andOlav Nielssen