WA renters handed lifeline as government unveils $24m relief program

WA renters handed lifeline as government unveils $24m relief program

More than 4500 rental households struggling to make ends meet will have access to a one-off relief payment to help clear their arrears under a program announced on Wednesday.

  • byHamish Hastie andJesinta Burton

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For some young people,a sleeping bag and safety plan is their only option

For some young people,a sleeping bag and safety plan is their only option

This is what the billboards around the city displaying Brisbane as ‘Not For Rent’ mean.

  • byCourtney Kruk
Wake up,Bunbury:The Wiggles demand council stop blaring Hot Potato 24/7 at homeless
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Wake up,Bunbury:The Wiggles demand council stop blaring Hot Potato 24/7 at homeless

Beloved Australian children’s music group The Wiggles have voiced their deep disappointment amid revelations their music is being used by the City of Bunbury in Western Australia to deter homeless people from a waterfront bandstand.

  • byJesinta Burton
After a decade sleeping rough,Cheryl struggled to sleep in a bed

After a decade sleeping rough,Cheryl struggled to sleep in a bed

For much of their 26-year marriage,Cheryl and Troy were homeless in Melbourne and gripped by addiction,but there is much more to their story and they want to share it.

  • byBianca Hall
When Muhammad Ali’s family emailed a Sydney doctor,he thought it was spam

When Muhammad Ali’s family emailed a Sydney doctor,he thought it was spam

It’s not every day you get an email from the family of Muhammad Ali,so when Sydney doctor Daniel Nour did,he was sceptical.

  • byMary Ward
Dithering pollies are having a Pinkenba stinker
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Katy Gallagher

Dithering pollies are having a Pinkenba stinker

Sporadic announcements and meetings over the future of the quarantine hub have failed to provide even a whiff of an outcome.

  • byZach Hope
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Police have powers to move people on. What if they have nowhere to go?

Police have powers to move people on. What if they have nowhere to go?

New data reveals the inner-Brisbane suburbs where Queensland police are most likely to issue move-on orders. With so many homeless people,that requires discretion.

  • byCloe Read
Spencer Street’s soul is suffering as people pass through but never stay

Spencer Street’s soul is suffering as people pass through but never stay

Almost 20 years after the new Southern Cross Station was completed,the grand plan for the precinct is on the precipice of failure. What went wrong,and can it be fixed?

  • byDavid Estcourt
Homeless camp in million-dollar suburb a ‘safety risk’,says mayor

Homeless camp in million-dollar suburb a ‘safety risk’,says mayor

Recent reports of anti-social behaviour,and a stabbing,has led Northern Beaches Council to plan to end the Dee Why dunes camp.

  • byMary Ward
Why freezing rents could make more people homeless
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Renting

Why freezing rents could make more people homeless

Only when housing is plentiful will it also be affordable. So we need to build more dwellings where people want to live.

  • byBrendan Coates andJoey Moloney
Sammi has a full-time job and paid rent for 15 years. No one will rent her a property

Sammi has a full-time job and paid rent for 15 years. No one will rent her a property

After being forced to vacate her home as Melbourne’s winter hit,Sammi Clarke applied for almost 20 places. Then she was asked a question that showed the depth of the housing crisis.

  • byMelissa Heagney-Bayliss