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More than one year after the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling, a geographer who researches homelessness finds that the ruling is leading to more places criminalizing homelessness.
Now is the time for government to act – before the next disaster strikes.
Many homeless women in Canada spend years without housing, yet policies don’t reflect their realities.
With few protections under the Residential Tenancy Act, LGBTIQ+ people in flatting situations face uncertainty and potential homelessness, according to new research.
Over the years, parts of the act have been repealed, though statutes covering “sleeping out” and begging are still in effect.
Interviews with female prisoners in WA show many struggled with violence, drugs, alcohol, poverty and homelessness from an early age.
One person said it’s crucial people who’ve experienced homelessness are central to service design and policy, and ‘it’s not coming from people in really nice suits’.
46 states have enacted a law that aims to reduce sexual offenders’ ability to re-offend, but the results have been mixed.
Stereotypes of older generations owning all of the property wealth can be misleading. There are also senior Australians facing housing stress – and homelessness.
Labor and the Coalition have both made some big housing policy announcements this election, but there are real problems going unaddressed.
Fewer people in Detroit are experiencing homelessness – but more kids are. Of those kids, a growing number have no safe place to sleep inside.
Renters who receive the accommodation supplement end up paying more for housing than those who don’t. But mortgage support offers better value for taxpayers.
More than 120,000 people are homeless in Australia. The problem can be solved, but it will take more than just building more homes
Housing announcements are everywhere right now, but few are based on evidence. Here’s what the politicians aren’t talking about, but should be.
Unhoused people are more likely to die in hospitals or on the streets.
Youth who are homeless are often missed by official counts, but new methods may lead to improved counts.
I’ve met many homeless British people who have been exploited. It seems to be addiction, more than homelessness, that puts them in harm’s way.
Legacy newsrooms have lost their audiences. Could a radical transformation in how they practice journalism make the industry relevant again?
Agencies that help people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness are struggling to house them because of the shortfall of social housing and intense competition for affordable rentals.
Top contributors
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Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Adelaide University
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Reader in Social Policy, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Housing and Social Inclusion, Nottingham Trent University
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Gonski Institute for Education, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow, Housing, Homelessness & Urban Studies (HHAUS) research group, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Sociology and Director of the Housing and Community Research Unit, University of Tasmania
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Researcher, Aging In the Right Place | M.A. student, Gerontology, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor of Law and Director of the Medical-Legal Partnership Clinic, University of Memphis