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Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny with Premier Jacinta Allan.

‘We owe it to people like Jessica’: Victoria considers decriminalising begging after brutal killing

Begging is still a crime in Victoria that can land people in prison for up to a year. Attorney-General Sonya Kilkenny has asked for advice on whether to decriminalise the offence.

  • Rachel Eddie

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Andrew Regan (pictured with Nedd Brockmann) has been walking 100 metres with assistance every day since October 20 to raise money for the fight against homelessness.

A rugby tackle gone wrong paralysed Andrew instantly. That hasn’t stopped him from walking a full field

The father-of-one spent more than 10 months in hospital recovering from that fateful game. Then, he stood up – and it was on.

  • Bronte Gossling
Richo” had a history of sleeping in his car and presented to St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne emergency department after falling while washing car windows with a collar bone fracture.

The hospital at the forefront of tackling homelessness

A broken collarbone and an emergency department visit transformed Richo’s life.

  • Henrietta Cook
The Go Between Bridge has been a refuge for homeless people for years.

Three people have died. We can’t fix this crisis on our own

All deaths of people on the street are tragedies, but it is not a time to turn on people in services and blame them for inaction.

  • Karyn Walsh
Proud Wurundjeri, Bidawal, Mutthi Mutthi Tati Tati woman Kath Terrick, who has experienced homelessness.

‘Being homeless is not a crime’: CBD security guard program under scrutiny

Some rough sleepers and social workers have accused the City of Melbourne’s security guard patrols of unfairly targeting homeless people. But others have defended the council’s initiative.

  • Lachlan Abbott
Tents being destroyed at an encampment in April after Moreton Bay Council made camping on public land illegal.

SEQ council ordered to stop removing tents of rough sleepers

The decision comes ahead of a hearing in November to determine whether the council’s decision to make public camping illegal violates human rights.

  • Courtney Kruk
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The donation boxes set up to deter beggars in the City of Fremantle.

This council tried to end begging with donation boxes. They brought in $4 a day

The West Australian public has donated about $14,000 to the donation boxes over the last year.

  • Hannah Murphy
St Vincent’s and Sydney Mission ran a combined health and welfare check in Wentworth Park for homeless living under the light rail bridge. Emma Barnett, nurse, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney checks up on a homeless patient who does not want to be named.

I’ve never seen more rough sleepers on Sydney streets

An additional 72,000 people – mainly women and children – were turned away from emergency shelters last year. Where do they go?

  • Erin Longbottom
Matthew Palframan at his campsite in bushland in suburban Perth

With support services stretched, Matthew faces the cruel reality of Perth’s housing crisis

A makeshift campsite hidden in the shrubs in suburban Perth is where Matthew Palframan and his 15-year-old dog call home.

  • Jamie Freestone
Clara experienced homelessness and says there needs to be more help for at-risk young people.

As Clara’s world quietly unravelled, her teachers missed the signs

Clues that Clara was heading for homelessness failed to raise alarm. Now she has joined calls for better help for at-risk young people.

  • Nicole Precel and Saria Ratnam

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