Tag: homelessness
‘We’ve all done the right things’: in Under Cover, older women tell their stories of becoming homeless
Image: Under Cover/SA Films
The Australian documentary Under Cover, premiering at the Melbourne International Film Festival, presents the voices and faces of older women’s housing insecurity....
Gambling and homelessness in older age: hidden and overlooked, but preventable
Image: Erik Mclea/Unsplash
Gambling and homelessness are clearly linked. Australians over 50 are particularly vulnerable. They have high rates of regular gambling, and are the fastest-growing age group of...
400,000 women over 45 are at risk of homelessness in Australia
Picture: Shuttlestock
Older women have been recognised as the fastest-growing group of homeless people in Australia in recent years. Yet until now we have not known...
Beds in car parks don’t solve Australia’s rough sleeping problem
A place to park the homeless for the night in a CBD car park
doesn’t solve the problem of homelessness. BedDown/Facebook
A plan to provide...
‘I didn’t want to be homeless with a baby’: young women share their stories of homelessness
People between the ages of 25 and 34 are the largest group of
woman who find themselves homeless. Oleg Golovnev/Shutterstock
Increasing numbers of women lack...
Memorial to shine a light on homelessness on the longest night of the year
While the winter solstice marks the longest night of the year, every night is long for those experiencing homelessness, particularly in the bitterly cold...