How the housing crisis is traumatising our children

How the housing crisis is traumatising our children

We want future generations to be able to afford a home,but the current housing crisis is denying many young Australians the goods of childhood.

  • byLuara Ferracioli

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WA government pumps more cash into public housing as homelessness crisis deepens

WA government pumps more cash into public housing as homelessness crisis deepens

The money will take the social housing investment fund to $2.6 billion and see 700 extra homes built on top of the 3300 already announced.

  • byHamish Hastie
As Albanese backs an AFL stadium for Hobart,Tasmanians are living in tents
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AFL 2023

As Albanese backs an AFL stadium for Hobart,Tasmanians are living in tents

Tasmania’s new AFL stadium has become a symbol of government inaction on the poverty and homelessness that blight Australia’s smallest state

  • byRichard Flanagan
Rooming house plan rejected at site of notorious Melbourne disability home

Rooming house plan rejected at site of notorious Melbourne disability home

The former director of Gracemanor - which was shut down after an investigation found residents had been bullied,coerced and abused - had sought to open a rooming house at the same property.

  • byRoyce Millar andJewel Topsfield
Perth woman owed $200,000 in child support,with nothing anyone can do

Perth woman owed $200,000 in child support,with nothing anyone can do

Trish Price and her children are living in poverty while being owed hundreds of thousands of dollars in child support.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
WA the ‘rough sleeping capital of Australia’,census data reveals

WA the ‘rough sleeping capital of Australia’,census data reveals

The number of people sleeping rough in Western Australia has more than doubled over the past five years,with the figures predicted to worsen amid cost-of-living pressures.

  • bySarah Brookes
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Maria fought tirelessly for the homeless. Then she was killed on the streets
Opinion
Perth

Maria fought tirelessly for the homeless. Then she was killed on the streets

Rather than allowing herself to be consumed by rage and despair,Maria Williams became a voice for her people and spoke out against the system that was crushing them.

  • byJesse Noakes
‘Welcome to Fremantle’:A tale of two cities in WA’s famous port

‘Welcome to Fremantle’:A tale of two cities in WA’s famous port

Fremantle is rated as one of the best tourist destinations in the world. But to locals it’s a city of contrasts,with old-world charm sitting beside decay and despair. What can be done about our beloved Freo?

  • byMark Naglazas
Inside the old Sydney hotel that’s changing lives

Inside the old Sydney hotel that’s changing lives

It would have been sitting empty for up to two years while waiting for planning permissions to come through. But the developer had a better idea.

  • bySue Williams
Tanay slept on a couch for months. Some of his peers faced even worse

Tanay slept on a couch for months. Some of his peers faced even worse

It’s the hidden side of the housing crisis:skipping meals,staying in garages,sharing rooms,or even sharing a bed on a roster basis.

  • byKate Burke
‘These figures are alarming’:Perth rents hit another historic high,pushing out those in need

‘These figures are alarming’:Perth rents hit another historic high,pushing out those in need

Housing stress is the fastest growing cause of homelessness and services are being inundated by people seeking help.

  • bySarah Brookes