Demand for Food and Housing Hits ‘Crisis Point’
14/05/2018
Demand for food and housing has hit “crisis point” in Australia, with a mobile website connecting people in need with basic services reaching one million […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Mission Australia response to the Federal Budget 2017-1018
10/05/2018
Mission Australia CEO James Toomey said that despite recent Census figures the Commonwealth Government has clearly ignored people experiencing homelessness in Australia. “The Government has […]
Opinion: No pill for housing pain as government uses house prices as get out of jail free card
09/05/2018
By Ingrid Fuary-Wagner, Domain News Editor. It was the budget centrepiece of 2017: A grand gesture to tackle housing affordability. The government introduced measures to […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Housing funding drops as housing costs and homelessness grow
09/05/2018
Analysis of the Budget shows that federal funding for homelessness and social housing has been cut 16% over 5 years, while the affordability of housing […]
Media release: Budget 2018 must tackle housing and homelessness
07/05/2018
A national alliance of community, housing and homelessness organisations is calling for tomorrow’s Federal Budget to provide urgent relief for 116,000 people who are homeless […]
Tenant’s shock at ‘sudden’ eviction notice
07/05/2018
Jed’s mum had lived in her block of units for seven years when the sudden termination notice arrived. Then she saw a threatening letter in […]
For every public housing property sold in NSW, just two are built
07/05/2018
The NSW government has sold off half as much public housing as it has built over the last three years, new figures show, adding to […]
Are regional areas equipped to handle influx from cities?
04/05/2018
Experts met in Bellingen this week as the affordable housing crisis reaches regional areas. Karen Walsh, from Everybody’s Home partner Shelter NSW, spoke to Prime […]
Majority of first-home buyers now use ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’
04/05/2018
The Bank of Mum and Dad now ranks as the 10th largest lender in the country, behind Bank of Queensland and ahead of ME Bank, […]
Albion Park family have three days to find a home
03/05/2018
An Albion Park couple and their triplets are set to become the latest victims of the region’s rental squeeze. Sharon and Steven Smith – and […]