Homelessness

Affordable housing a critical issue in City of Sydney election

While almost all the candidates contesting the City of Sydney mayoral position say affordable housing is a critical issue, only some actually want to make the changes needed to make it so. Jim McIlroy reports.

Unions asked to put ‘green bans’ on public housing demolitions

A coalition of grassroots housing groups launched a national petition campaign which aims to involve unions in defending and extending public housing. Kerry Smith reports.

Don’t blame migrants for the housing crisis

Renfrey Clarke argues that migrants are, unfortunately, the easy-to-blame scapegoats for a system that has lacked the vision and ability to provide affordable housing. 

Kristin O'Connell: How to end homelessness

Podcast: Kristin O'Connell on how to end homelessness

Kristin O’Connell, spokesperson for The Antipoverty Centre, spoke to Isaac Nellist about the need for government investment in public housing as one solution to counter worsening poverty.

Kristin O'Connell and a public housing block in Melbourne

Anti-poverty campaigner: ‘Scrap Stage 3 and spend big on public housing’

The Antipoverty Centre's Kristin O'Connell spoke to Green Left's Isaac Nellist about solutions to counter worsening poverty and homelessness. 

Older women are the new face of poverty, homelessness

As older women become the “face” of homelessness in Australia, it is clear that the system continues to fail the most vulnerable. Aneesa Bhamjee reports.

Residents campaign against their eviction from Techno Park Estate home

Residents of Techno Park Estate in Williamstown are campaigning against their eviction by the Hobson Bay City Council. Elizabeth Bantas reports.

New NSW portal tracks homelessness, rent rises

A new housing and homelessness data portal shows the number of people who are homeless has almost doubled over 2021 to 2022. Rachel Evans and Karyn Brown report.

Rally hears from public housing tenants fighting to stay in their homes

Public housing tenants were emotional as they told a rally they did not want be removed from their homes of several decades. Jim McIlroy reports.

Welfare recipients, anti-poverty campaigners and supporters gathered outside Prime Minister Anthony

Labor must raise the JobSeeker rate for all

Under significant pressure Labor is signalling it will raise the rate of the JobSeeker payment in the federal budget — but only for those aged over 55. Isaac Nellist reports. 

Antipoverty Centre’s Kristin O’Connell: ‘The welfare system is stealing people’s present and future’

Welfare recipients, anti-poverty campaigners and supporters gathered outside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s electoral office to demand he urgently commit to raising JobSeeker. Isaac Nellist reports.

There are solutions to the rental crisis

There are solutions to the housing crisis, but governments will have to be pushed to dismantle the developer and investor-driven policies, argues Isaac Nellist.