Tenants report being evicted with nowhere else to go as Melbourne’s rental crisis deepens and queues form for available properties.
A Brisbane service is helping young people break the cycle of abuse. But extra funding is desperately needed before more people get hurt.
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.
Traders and residents are copping the brunt of antisocial behaviour and filth at the trouble-plagued southern end of Elizabeth Street.
Several community-minded organisations and companies have joined forces to convert an unused building into shelter for people who might otherwise be homeless.
Buying a home solo has become tougher over the past decade. Now renting has caught up.
Like Los Angeles,Brisbane is an Olympic city in the throes of a homelessness crisis. And both are searching for solutions.
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?
A majority of Sydneysiders support building up – as well as building out – suggesting the state government is convincing some voters of its plans.
Eight more of the independent housing options will be built in a bid to “change the lives of vulnerable young people for the better”.
The cooling relief centre on Bourke Street – with air-conditioning,cold drinks and visiting healthcare workers – will open when the mercury hits 35 degrees.