Media Lead Beat-Up Of Homeless, Bad Government Policy Follows
A year after a media storm over homelessness in Melbourne, the city is finally starting…More
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How We Treat Our Homeless: The Elephant Outside The Room
Once upon a time, Australia had a social welfare system designed to lift up the…More
Nelly Thomas On How Her Mate Became Homeless
How does an articulate, middle-aged highly employable – and employed – man become homeless? Nelly…More
Reality TV: When You Move On The Homeless, Make Sure The Media Is Around
This week, Brisbane City Council ordered police in to break up a homeless camp on…More
Violence Puts Women On The Street
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has reported that almost a quarter of a million…More
Is There A 'Right' Kind Of Homelessness?
The Occupy movement, camped out in inner cities across the world, found immediate resonance in…More
Where Is The Poverty Line?
This week is Anti-Poverty Week. Organisers hope the event will encourage Australians’ understanding of poverty…More
Abbott Advises Homeless People To Get A Home
Last week Tony Abbott repeated one of the grand old myths of homelessness policy when…More