Homelessness
Landlords could lose negative gearing perks unless they cap rents in new plan
The pathway could improve the standard of rentals and increase the value for money the government gets from housing tax concessions.
- by Jim Malo
Latest
Tents in busy Brisbane intersection just one part of crisis, advocates say
The new cluster of tents has prompted renewed calls for urgent investment in long-term solutions to the housing crisis.
- by Courtney Kruk
Opinion
Opinion
My home became a holiday rental, so I lived in a cemetery
My friends and I don’t deserve to be homeless any more than you do. No one is immune to homelessness.
- by Jacq Gallagher
Neighbours once tolerated a homeless settlement. Then rubbish started piling up
The encampment at a car park in Melbourne’s north started out with a campervan or two, but is now overflowing with timber offcuts, damaged furniture and old bike parts.
- by Sophie Aubrey
Last year Jon was handing out 1000 meals a week. This winter, it’s 1600
Sydney’s services for the vulnerable are being stretched to their limits, as donations dry up in the cost of living crisis.
- by Mary Ward
Opinion
Housing affordability
How to solve Australia’s housing crisis
Governments have neglected their fundamental obligation to realise everyone’s human right to housing and home.
- by Kevin Bell
Exclusive
Education
Victoria’s hot spots for youth homeless revealed amid push for more help to house them
Charity Launch Housing has used data on crime, homelessness and unemployment to identify the five Victorian council areas where funding is most needed.
- by Noel Towell
‘Social cleansing’: To make way for Olympics, Paris clears thousands of homeless
Last week, about 470 people were removed from camps along the Canal de l’Ourcq, on the route of the Olympic torch relay.
- by Rob Harris
Opinion
Housing crisis
Remember when only men could own property? No? There’s a reason for that
Laws need to change to equally weigh the rights of those who want to buy a home against those who simply want to invest in a property.
- by Cathy Sherry
Cat lived in her dream location. Then she was forced out – and in with her boyfriend
Spiralling housing costs have meant Melburnians are making difficult decisions about their living situations.
- by Jim Malo
Opinion
Housing crisis
Why the cookie-cutter can’t solve Sydney’s housing crisis
Creating templated homes will degrade the suburbs further and leave councils and communities furious.
- by Tone Wheeler
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