The Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services (RoGS) has a detailed section on governments’ delivery of services in the housing sector. It covers social housing services and subsidised rental housing…
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Opal: the card that launched a thousand gripes
Paper tickets abandoned.
Homeless find a roof in Perth
By Paul Hemsley Continuing contributions from the State Government will fund a homeless shelter for men in Perth. The State Government announced its partnership with St Vincent de Paul Society…
Fewer people sleeping rough in Sydney
By Angela Dorizas The number of people sleeping rough on Sydney’s streets this winter significantly decreased, according to the City of Sydney’s latest ‘street count’. The latest bi-annual street count…
Counting Melbourne’s homeless
The City of Melbourne has conducted its third annual street count of homeless people sleeping rough. To provide the councils with information on homelessness in the city, teams of volunteers…
Call for homeless to be involved in policy
By Staff Writer The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for more involvement of homeless people in developing policies and laws. In a submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee inquiry into…