Tag: Housing policy
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...
Look beyond crisis accommodation so people like Courtney Herron aren’t homeless in the first place
The public outrage at the killing of Courtney Herron,
including a vigil in the park where her body was found, demands more than...
Homelessness soars in our biggest cities, driven by rising inequality since 2001
In 2001, around half of homeless people were found in
capital cities. Today it’s almost two-thirds. Photographee.eu/Shutterstock
Homelessness has increased greatly in Australian capital cities...
When falling home ownership and ageing baby boomers collide
As the dream of home ownership eludes more and
more older Australians, this has big implications for retirement,
pensions and government spending on rental...