Tag: Housing crisis
Tiny and alternate houses can help ease Australia’s rental affordability crisis
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Rental housing in Australia is less affordable than ever before. It is no exaggeration to call the situation a crisis, with vacancy rates at record lows.
But...
‘We all slept in the car, five of us’. Young refugees talk about being homeless in Australia
There is help available for young refugees who find themselves
homeless in Australia, if only they can find it. Supakit Wisetanuphong/Shutterstock
One of the biggest...
‘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...
A community fix for the affordable housing crisis
Jeannie loves her apartment. It has a separate bedroom, a small bathroom, and an open-plan kitchen, lounge and dining area. It’s compact, but sliding...