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Homelessness Australia is the national peak body for homelessness in Australia. We provide systemic advocacy for the homelessness sector.
The Federal Government is developing a 10-year National Housing and Homelessness Plan. This is an enormous opportunity for transformational change to end homelessness. Our Submission maps out the changes needed to achieve an end to homelessness in a decade.
March 15, 2024
A coalition of over 80 organisations, including Homelessness Australia and other peak bodies, homelessness services, housing providers, unions and others, has launched the HomeTime campaign seeking urgent action to ‘unlock Australia’s housing system for 16-24-year-olds who are homeless and unable to access housing. Join the campaign at https://www.hometime.org.au/
March 8, 2024
A new report reveals a growing crisis of women and children fleeing domestic and family violence into homelessness prompting calls for an urgent funding package to provide pathways to safe housing.
February 28, 2024
Homelessness Australia has strongly endorsed the Federal Government’s decision to plug a $73 million funding shortfall for homelessness services. Funding for the Equal Remuneration Order (ERO) supplementation for homelessness services to cover the wages of the workforce was due to expire in July 2024 Homelessness Australia CEO Kate Colvin congratulated the Government for listening to front-line homelessness workers.
Homelessness Australia has partnered with the UNSW City Futures Research Centre and University of Queensland to support the development of the Australian Homelessness Monitor. The Australian Homelessness Monitor 2024 is the fourth in a series of national studies that aim to to highlight the changing nature and scale of homelessness, drawing links to labor market and housing market trends, and to developments in homelessness policy.
Learn moreHousing First has been adopted internationally as best practice for providing sustainable housing for people who have experienced chronic homelessness. Underpinning the model is a clear set of principles that outline the approaches and core values of Housing First.
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