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Homelessness Australia (HA) is the national peak body organisation for homelessness services and homeless people in Australia.The organisation provides systemic advocacy for the sector and works in collaboration with support services, state and national homelessness organisations, other peak organisations, government agencies and the broader community.
There were 105,237 people experiencing homelessness in Australia on census night in 2011. This equated to 1 in 200 Australians, [4] and represented an increase of 17% from the 2006 census, with the rate of homelessness increasing from 45 per 10,000 to 49 per 10,000 or an increase in population percentage terms of 0.04%.
Homeless Persons' Week (HPW) is an annual event publicizing the plight of homeless people in Australia. The event is held in the first full week of August each year, and is coordinated by Homelessness Australia , the peak body organisation for the Australian homelessness sector. [ 1 ]
The Minister for Homelessness is an Australian Government cabinet position which is currently held by Clare O'Neil since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry. In the Government of Australia, the minister administers this portfolio through the Department of Social Services. The ministry has been the outer ministry since it was first created in 2010.
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The Australian Government has released its White Paper on Homelessness, [4] which includes targets for reducing the number of people who are homeless, and the Victorian Government committed to a new Victorian Homelessness Strategy. [5] However, a number of factors continue to contribute to homelessness including: [6] [7] Housing affordability.
As Australia's scorching summer heat intensifies, a team of researchers has launched an initiative to protect one of the country's most vulnerable demographics: the homeless. Australia's first ...
Coast Shelter (registered as Central Coast Emergency Accommodation Services Ltd.) [1] is a non-profit organisation supporting homeless young people, adults and women and children experiencing domestic & family violence in the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. Coast Shelter is the largest regional Specialist Homelessness ...