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Tents being destroyed at an encampment in April after Moreton Bay Council made camping on public land illegal.

Moreton Bay council ‘violated human rights’ of homeless campers, court rules

The decision handed down in Brisbane’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled Moreton Bay City Council had made several “errors of law” when evicting a homeless encampment from public parks last year.

  • Courtney Kruk

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St Vincent’s and Sydney Mission ran a combined health and welfare check in Wentworth Park for homeless living under the light rail bridge. Emma Barnett, nurse, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney checks up on a homeless patient who does not want to be named.

I’ve never seen more rough sleepers on Sydney streets

An additional 72,000 people – mainly women and children – were turned away from emergency shelters last year. Where do they go?

  • Erin Longbottom
Census data shows a rise in homelessness in Victoria.

Homelessness more than doubles in some parts of Victoria

Five of the 10 electorates where homelessness grew the fastest were regional. In South Barwon, homelessness jumped 465% over five years, driven by a 10-fold increase in boarding house residents.

  • Patrick Hatch
Councils help support homeless people and rough sleepers through planning, management of public spaces, and liaising with community service providers.

Need more staff? Good luck, workers can’t afford to live in Melbourne anymore

Rising rents and a lack of affordable housing is a growing trend that is impacting the way business and society functions.

  • Mark Steinert
Housing Minister Richard Wynne.

Funding cut reversed for ‘brilliant’ program that houses the homeless

Housing Minister Richard Wynne told the homelessness sector the program would be extended for a further year after the government found money in the budget.

  • Sumeyya Ilanbey
Once homeless, Jason Blaiklock is the chief executive of Australian Opal Cutters.

I’m a CEO sleeping out for Vinnies, but 30 years ago I really was sleeping rough

You’d think getting off the street would be the end of the story. It isn’t.

  • Jason Blaiklock
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The gulf between the wealth and wellbeing of the oldest and youngest Australians has shrunk but the improvement has been at the expense of retirees.

Wealth divide between young and old narrowed during pandemic

The record gulf between the wealth and wellbeing of the oldest and youngest Australians is shrinking for the first time in seven years.

  • Jennifer Duke
Betty Kerslake who struggles to pay the rent because of job uncertainty during the coronavirus pandemic.

Housing stress set to rise by more than 40 per cent in NSW: report

New analysis by Equity Economics to be released on Tuesday says homelessness is set to increase by 19.1 per cent in NSW next year.

  • Anna Patty
Homeless people camp outside HBF Park in inner city Perth.

Coronavirus will 'spread like wildfire': urgent calls to house Perth's most vulnerable

Coronavirus could 'spread like wildfire' among Perth's homeless population, clogging up the public health system and spreading to the broader community, a leading public health expert has warned.

  • Marta Pascual Juanola
Rhiannon*, 68, lost her job and hit rock-bottom as a result of advanced glaucoma.

'Having to ask for somewhere to live, it's difficult indeed': Single, female, homeless. Australia's shameful crisis

Older women are the fastest-growing cohort of homeless people in Australia today. For many, it's an unexpected life shock that tipped them into destitution.

  • Sharon Bradley