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Rental Wrongs: The View from the Back of the Queue

In today’s cutthroat rental market, many Australians are facing the added hardship of rental discrimination. By Rachel Kurzyp. 

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Unreal Estate: Blowing the Lid on Rental Horrors

Black mould, rotting carpets, sewage leaksMeet Shit Rentals founder Jordan van den Berg, whose viral videos are exposing Australia’s most disgusting rental properties. 

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Housing First: Finland's Success Story

We talk to Juha Kaakinen, architect of Finland’s world-leading Housing First program… 

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Why Hostile Architecture is Bad for Our City’s Health

By Dr Evie Kendal, public health scientist and bioethicist, Swinburne University 

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How Housing is Widening the Gap Between Rich and Poor in Australia

Homelessness is not a bug in the system, writes Peter Mares – it’s a predictable outcome of our housing policies. 


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What’s So Funny About Homelessness?

We chat to the young stars of Plausible Deniability, a new Australian comedy. Meet Naomi Ejigu, Lennox Lee, and Mae White… 

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Homelessness Affects Everyone. Yes, Even You.

  

By Jane Gilmore, Australian journalist and author. 

 

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Talking to Kids About Homelessness

We chat with Debi Rice, a guest speaker with The Big Issue’s Classroom program, and Dr Catherine Robinson, Associate Professor in Housing and Communities, University of Tasmania.

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Beyond Scapegoating: Tackling the Housing Crisis Together

By Aleem Ali, CEO of Welcoming Australia. 

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Stronger together: the Homeless Persons Union

Meet Patrick “Spike” Chiappalone – activist, community worker, and co-founder of the Homeless Person’s Union of Victoria (HPUV).

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