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| UpdatedA father of six pleads for help in finding a home for his family as new data reveals the Tasmanian public housing waiting list has blown out.
Topics: housing, homelessness, charities-and-community-organisations, hobart-7000, launceston-7250
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| UpdatedA man is arrested over Wednesday night's fatal squatters fire at a former factory in Melbourne's inner west, in which the bodies of three people were found.
Topics: fires, police, arson, homelessness, footscray-3011
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| UpdatedBrisbane homeless program aims to reduces the demand on public services and save the community tens of thousands of dollars.
Topics: homelessness, housing, charities-and-community-organisations, community-organisations, mental-health, drugs-and-substance-abuse, brisbane-4000
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Melbourne Mayor Robert Doyle lashes out at a noisy "mob" who conducted a "threatening demonstration" outside his home over the eviction of homeless people from the city's CBD.
Topics: local-government, activism-and-lobbying, homelessness, community-and-society, melbourne-3000
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People living on low incomes in coastal regions of NSW are faring just as badly as city dwellers as they hunt for an affordable roof over their head.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, poverty, housing, government-and-politics, nowra-2541, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedA $1 billion social housing growth fund will be set up as part of a Victorian Government package to tackle homelessness and increase the state's social housing stock as more than 33,000 people wait for public housing.
Topics: homelessness, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, melbourne-3000, vic
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Two Perth arts projects are exploring alternative ideas of housing; one a tent that is a faithful replica of a car, the other a foil-wrapped van.
Topics: contemporary-art, installation, homelessness, housing, human-interest, perth-6000, applecross-6153
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| UpdatedForty-seven thousand people are estimated to sleep rough in LA every night. Across the United States the figure rises to more than 560,000. What will the Trump administration mean for these people?
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, government-and-politics, world-politics, united-states
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A new social enterprise set up by an ex-Neighbours actress aims to provide every homeless woman in Australia with access to free tampons.
Topics: womens-health, homelessness, charities-and-community-organisations, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedA Melbourne woman made homeless by family violence criticises a council decision to effectively ban rough sleeping in the city, saying councillors' "privilege is just beyond their capacity for understanding".
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, local-government, government-and-politics, melbourne-3000, vic
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Private investors will be sought to help tackle the "wicked issue" of homelessness, with the South Australian Government hoping it can help hundreds of people who lack shelter while the investors earn a profit.
Topics: programs-and-initiatives, social-policy, states-and-territories, homelessness, government-and-politics, community-and-society, adelaide-5000, sa
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A photographer speaking to people sleeping rough in Bunbury and Busselton out of curiosity leads to a photo exhibition about homelessness in the South West, and the plight of those affected by it.
Topics: homelessness, photography, arts-and-entertainment, bunbury-6230, busselton-6280
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| UpdatedHomeless people could be effectively banned from sleeping rough in Melbourne after the city council votes to outlaw makeshift camps.
Topics: homelessness, local-government, community-and-society, melbourne-3000, vic
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| UpdatedFormer interior decorator and graphic artist Deborah Parkhouse lives in a shed with a rack of clothes and her rescue pets in country Victoria after being evicted from her home following a long battle with her bank Credit Union Australia.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, banking, industry, business-economics-and-finance, kyneton-3444, vic, australia
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Proposed Melbourne City Council by-laws to make it easier for police to move homeless people camping in the city is "harsh", a lawyer advocating for homeless people says.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, melbourne-3000
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Topics: homelessness, south-hedland-6722
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The Lands Minister has accepted the state government has a key role to play in cleaning an illegal camp on Crown land in the Pilbara
Topics: homelessness, governors-general-and-state-governors, indigenous-policy, local-government, community-and-society, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, south-hedland-6722
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Topics: homelessness, south-hedland-6722
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Several people were arrested, including a woman who allegedly produced a knife, as police broke up the homeless camp outside Melbourne's Flinders Street Station today.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, state-parliament, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedA police officer is punched in the back of the head by a protester and several people are arrested, as authorities move on the homeless camp outside Melbourne's Flinders Street Station.
Topics: homelessness, community-and-society, state-parliament, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedA charity that seeks out and helps homeless veterans is days away from running out of money, according to its CEO and founder.
Topics: homelessness, social-policy, australia
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| UpdatedThe Victorian Government announces a $9.8 million package to help get rough sleepers off the streets of Melbourne and into transitional housing.
Topics: homelessness, state-parliament, government-and-politics, melbourne-3000
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A man's hands eating breakfast and cup of tea
Topics: homelessness, poverty, charities, domestic-violence, darwin-0800
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Topics: homelessness, poverty, charities, domestic-violence, health, darwin-0800
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Topics: homelessness, poverty, charities, domestic-violence, darwin-0800