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AMA calls premature homelessness deaths ‘national tragedy’
The Australian Medical Association has described hundreds of premature deaths from homelessness as a “national tragedy” and urged the Albanese Government to invest in a monitoring regime and improved housing and health services. Source: The Guardian.
Rough sleepers dying at ‘alarmingly’ premature rates
A St Vincent de Paul Society homelessness service, one of Sydney’s largest, says its client data shows the city’s rough sleepers are dying at “alarmingly” premature rates, particularly those with schizophrenia. Source: The Guardian.
Vinnies calls for more government funding to ease homelessness crisis
The St Vincent de Paul Society says a newly released report on people accessing specialist homelessness services “paints a deeply disturbing picture” of the nation’s housing crisis.
Frontline homelessness services struggling to keep pace with demand
New data has revealed the extent of one state’s homelessness crisis as housing affordability continues to “plummet” across the nation. Source: News.com.au.
Vinnies welcomes $390m funding boost to help homeless
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has earmarked a 20 per cent bump over 18 months for Vinnies Queensland and other organisations that help people living with homelessness. Source: The Catholic Leader.
‘Unprecedented’ increase in demand for assistance at homeless service
The Hutt St Centre has served as a refuge for South Australians experiencing homelessness for 70 years but never has it been as busy as this summer. Source: The Southern Cross.
CatholicCare offers men a Marram Place to call home
A new supported accommodation facility designed for men facing homelessness on Tasmania’s north-west coast was officially opened on Wednesday. Source: CatholicCare Tasmania.
Housing crisis deepening, new data reveals
Australia’s housing crisis is forcing more and more desperate people to sleep in their cars, pitch a tent in a park or couch surf at friends’ houses, new data reveals. Source: News Corp.
Vinnies to build apartments for disadvantaged older women
The St Vincent de Paul Society Tasmania has unveiled plans to build 38 studio apartments to house disadvantaged older women in the community.