SOURCE: The Guardian- 25 February- Amid Australia’s housing crisis, why are taxpayers propping up the price of empty holiday homes?
News:
ABC News- 5 March- Extreme conditions for renters described as ‘needle in a haystack type stuff’ as housing crisis deepens
The Geelong Times- 1 March- Waurn Ponds confirmed as site for major housing development
The Guardian- 3 March- ‘I can’t keep living like this’: a day on the frontline of Australia’s homelessness crisis
ABC News- 1 March- Single father with two children spends four years on social housing waiting list in Warrnambool
ABC News- 25 February- Victorian social housing tenant disputes surge, despite government’s $5.3b investment
Inside Story- 20 February – Lord Salisbury’s message for the housing ombudsman
ABC News- 25 February- More ‘rich’ households are renting, and low-income renters are struggling to compete
ABC News- 26 February- Greens threaten to sink help-to-buy scheme as government resists negative gearing reform
Training/Resources/Reports:
Tenants Victoria- Multicultural Rental Rights Forum 6 March at 7pm
Victorian Government response to the Legal and Social Issues Committee Inquiry into Homelessness in Victoria February 2024
Council to Homeless Persons – SHS Learning Hub
AAEH- Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
Statewide Children’s Resource and Emerging Minds podcasts Talking to your children about experiencing family homelessness - Podcast and Homelessness and child mental health - Podcast
Webinars/Events:
CAOS Network Meeting – 12 March 10-12pm register here
Conferences/Grants/Submissions/Petitions:
CHP submission to the Yoorrook Justice Commission Inquiry into Housing and Homelessness
CHP An open letter calling for action on homelessness deaths sign here
AHURI- Australian Homelessness Conference -13th and 14th August at the Adelaide Convention Centre
Everybody’s Home – Taking Action sign the petition
Barwon South West Homelessness Network- Increase public and community housing sign the petition
PreventX Domestic and Family Violence Conference 19 & 20 March
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