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Refugee advocates are urging the government to take the lives of asylum seekers more seriously. Social support for people seeking asylum was cut by 95 per cent, with successive Federal Governments forcing people seeking asylum further into poverty, sickness and homelessness. It comes as the Albanese government spent less than half of the nearly 37 …
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A coalition of over 80 national community organisations is urging the Federal Government to implement greater measures to tackle youth homelessness. New data has revealed over 37,000 children and young people approached homelessness services in the past year, with a staggering 44 percent of those youths remaining homeless. Image: Image Credit: Pexels / Keira Burton …
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NSW Minister for Planning Paul Scully has given the green light for the long awaited restrictions on short-term letting to be enacted by Byron Bay Shire Council. The proliferation of Air BnB and Stayz type accommodation rentals was having a disastrous effect on the rental availability in Byron for residents and workers according to Mayor …
Inflation, sky-high rent and rising interest rates are affecting everyday Australians with new research from Orange Sky revealing more than a quarter (27%) have had to sacrifice basic living essentials due to the crisis. One in five (20%) Aussies say they are worried about being able to put food on the table. Homelessness can impact …
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Brisbane teenager Jasmin slept outside in the cold last night. Not because she is homeless, but because she is raising money for homelessness services as part of St Vincent de Paul’s annual sleepout, which runs at the same time as the Vinnies CEO sleepout event. Jasmin shares what it was like to sleep rough for …
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Homelessness in Australia continues to grow and remains a complex issue to fix. But, organisations are trying to support homeless Australians with food and by raising awareness about the issue. A group of young South Australians will walk for humanity this Sunday to raise funds to feed homeless Australians in Adelaide. Image: Image courtesy …
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The Australian Homelessness Monitor 2022 released recently tells a concerning story. Namely, that the average number of homelessness services users has increased by 8%, which is double the population growth rate in the four years to 2021-2022. Deeper analysis into the factors driving this increase reveals that a lack of affordable housing is playing the …
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