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One in eight people in Australia living in poverty, report finds
Some 3.2 million people including more than 700,000 children in Australia are living in poverty at last count, according to a new report. […]
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‘Meds and beds’ approach to housing fails most vulnerable
New research has found a direct link between poor mental health and housing instability, exacerbated by a failure of the two sectors to work together. […]
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Australia’s housing system needs a big shake-up: here’s how we can crack this
Despite two years of housing market cooling in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia stayed near the top of the global unaffordability league in 2019. […]
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Government announces $300m homelessness action plan
The government is ramping up its efforts to stop using motels for emergency housing, announcing an extra 1000 transitional housing places will be ready by the end of the year. […]
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Flat wages and soaring house prices are condemning Australians to a lifetime of renting
Flat wages and soaring house prices will force more Australians into a lifetime of renting, the former chairman of the Productivity Commission has warned. […]
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The ripple effect: How supporting Indigenous home ownership drives a strong economic future for Australia
Figures show Indigenous home ownership can create a better and more prosperous Australia for everyone […]
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Post-fire plan to house all Australians
The impact the current bushfires are having on people cannot be understated. […]
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Graph shows millennial housing problem
Australian housing is still wildly unaffordable, and no, we can’t actually solve that by simply asking young people to stop talking about it. […]
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The government could splash $16 billion more on social services, boost the economy, and preserve its budget surplus all at once – and it probably won’t do it
The Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) has made an impassioned appeal to the country’s beancounters and leaders to drastically reconsider their approach, ahead of the May budget. […]
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Aussies suffering from rental stress and struggling to find social housing
More than four in 10 low-income renters in Australia are struggling to pay their rent despite receiving government assistance, new research shows. […]