by Jack Turner | May 20, 2025 | Govt & Politics, News
Trigger warning: This article discusses mental health and youth homelessness Young Australians are much more susceptible to both homelessness and poor mental health, according to recent data from the Melbourne City Mission. The research shows that every four days, a...
by Portia Johnson | Apr 10, 2025 | News
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced that it would not change the cash rate again until after the election, but experts have said the rental crisis for students is unlikely to change this year. The RBA held their second annual Monetary Policy Board...
by Eleanor Bailey | Oct 29, 2023 | News
Lynette, 75, was “looking down the barrel of a gun” when she was facing homelessness in December 2018. Now she lives in Shellharbour, where the average rental is $690 per week. Lyn Bailey was 17 when she started working, and until her retirement at age 69, she...
by Sophie Little | May 27, 2023 | Govt & Politics, News
A recent report from Mission Australia revealed an increase in people seeking support services for homelessness. Wollongong Homeless Hub and Housing Services CEO Mandy Booker said there are policy changes that need to be made before this crisis will improve. “We need...
by Emily Murphy | Nov 8, 2019 | News
Inner West residents are increasingly at risk of homelessness, with the number of people affected growing each year. The Inner West Council has conducted a yearly street count since 2016, where staff and volunteers from various organisations patrol the homeless ‘hot...
