Massive staff losses to come: federal cuts hit homelessness services
Expected cuts to funding for the community services sector is leaving homelessness organisations in jeopardy. Sinead Hickey reports.
Massive staff losses to come: federal cuts hit homelessness services
Expected cuts to funding for the community services sector is leaving homelessness organisations in jeopardy. Sinead Hickey reports.
‘It’s a human rights issue’: Affordable housing a victim of politics
Neither major political party seems willing to tackle the issue of affordable housing, even under election pressure. Sophia Grant reports.
“Shocking” Warrnambool rental market hurting youth wellbeing
The near-zero rental vacancy rate in Warrnambool is placing considerable stress on prospective tenants and youth homelessness services. Lachlan Abbott investigates.
Growing pressure and loss of safeguards puts more people on the street
No more Band-Aid fixes. Experts say long-term and permanent solutions are needed to resolve Victoria’s homelessness crisis. Fletcher Ellwood, Nesara Haideri and Jack Jowett report.
Big Housing Build a step forward for homeless people, but not the whole solution
The government’s Big Housing Build is important to help battle homelessness in both metropolitan and regional Victoria, but it’s only a start. Simon Foley and Jack Crnjanin report.
Sleeping rough for a good cause
Melbournians are sleeping rough this week for Launch Housing’s Roughin’ It Challenge – a community fundraiser aimed at raising awareness around homelessness. Emily Anderson reports.
Worried about VCAT appeal: councillor’s fear over basketball legend’s mansion plans
Bayside Council has rejected plans by basketball legend Andrew Bogut to build a mansion in Beaumaris, but local Cr Clarke Martin is now worried about what VCAT will do in a planned hearing. Lachlan Palfrey reports.
A car-free development
A St Kilda building has been approved without a car park in an attempt to curb car ownership and provide more affordable apartments, writes Jay Turko.
Bringing it all back home
Is it time we stopped blaming Gen Y’s wanderlust for declining home ownership rates? Yazmine Lomax reports.