‘People are being made homeless’:Melbourne rents soar to record high

‘People are being made homeless’:Melbourne rents soar to record high

Tenants report being evicted with nowhere else to go as Melbourne’s rental crisis deepens and queues form for available properties.

  • byJim Malo andTawar Razaghi

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‘He was there to learn not to be violent towards women,including me’

‘He was there to learn not to be violent towards women,including me’

A Brisbane service is helping young people break the cycle of abuse. But extra funding is desperately needed before more people get hurt.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Renowned homelessness scheme gutted with 1500 fewer people to benefit

Renowned homelessness scheme gutted with 1500 fewer people to benefit

The Allan government is set to slash funding for a program with proven success at getting people off the streets,despite a decline in the number of housing spots available for homeless Victorians over six months last year.

  • byBroede Carmody
‘The situation is unacceptable’:The CBD street no one can solve

‘The situation is unacceptable’:The CBD street no one can solve

Traders and residents are copping the brunt of antisocial behaviour and filth at the trouble-plagued southern end of Elizabeth Street.

  • byJewel Topsfield
Are empty properties in affluent suburbs the key to housing young people?

Are empty properties in affluent suburbs the key to housing young people?

Several community-minded organisations and companies have joined forces to convert an unused building into shelter for people who might otherwise be homeless.

  • byCourtney Kruk
The key to finding a home? First,find a partner

The key to finding a home? First,find a partner

Buying a home solo has become tougher over the past decade. Now renting has caught up.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss
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Brisbane’s slippery slope:From housing woes to Skid Row

Brisbane’s slippery slope:From housing woes to Skid Row

Like Los Angeles,Brisbane is an Olympic city in the throes of a homelessness crisis. And both are searching for solutions.

  • byCourtney Kruk
The number of homeless people in your suburb revealed

The number of homeless people in your suburb revealed

Treasurer Daniel Mookhey warned that Sydney was at risk of a homelessness crisis on the scale of San Francisco. How many homeless people do we really have?

  • byMax Maddison
What Sydney really thinks about high density housing
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What Sydney really thinks about high density housing

A majority of Sydneysiders support building up – as well as building out – suggesting the state government is convincing some voters of its plans.

  • byMichael Koziol
Number of youth housing sites to be almost quadrupled

Number of youth housing sites to be almost quadrupled

Eight more of the independent housing options will be built in a bid to “change the lives of vulnerable young people for the better”.

  • byMatt Dennien
Pop-up to cool down the vulnerable in Melbourne’s deadly heat
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Pop-up to cool down the vulnerable in Melbourne’s deadly heat

The cooling relief centre on Bourke Street – with air-conditioning,cold drinks and visiting healthcare workers – will open when the mercury hits 35 degrees.

  • byNajma Sambul