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“Time is of the essence”: 440,000 older Australians estimated to be homeless by 2031
“Time is of the essence”: 440,000 older Australians estimated to be homeless by 2031
While most of the nation is struggling to find affordable housing in the current crisis, older Australians are precariously at risk, but researchers have suggested reform of both social and alternative housing could be the answer.
NSW Police failing to respond in time to prevent domestic violence deaths
Just before midnight on Friday May 26, Tatiana Dokhotaru made a distress call to the NSW police, reporting an assault in her home. Whether an instance of domestic violence incident or a breaking-and-entering crime, the call should have been...
‘Piece of paper’ fails to protect
Article published in The Telegraph, written by Lachlan Leeming.Domestic violence advocacy groups say the courts need to come down harder on people who breach AVOs, as the latest figures show breaches of the orders have increased by 40 per cent over...
The women proving old age isn’t a dreaded tragedy
Article published in The Age, written by Jewel Topsfield.Artist Mig Dann was 81 when she was awarded a PhD from the School of Art at RMIT University. Dann, who worked for David Bowie in Paris and New York in the 1970s, had been making sculptures...
A world without men
I can be in a safe place,” she told me as we drank sweet-potato lattes at a campus café. The most important thing, in her view, is the absence of men. “Always, when I use the word ‘safe place,’ it means the place for women.”
From the Prime Ministers Office
Read the latest Status of Women Report CardThe Government has kicked off public consultation on the National Strategy to Achieve Gender Equality. You can find: ― The discussion paper HERE ― The survey HERE ― The response option for...
Financial abuse left me homeless and sleeping in my car
I had a successful career as a chef and never had trouble finding a job or a place to live. Stepping over homeless people to and from work, a hatted restaurant in Sydney, was my first introduction to homelessness but there’s so much more to it than meets the eye…
The Linkages Between Violent Misogyny…
The Linkages Between Violent Misogyny & Violent Extremism and Radicalisation that Leads to Terrorism This policy brief is based on policy-focused research and interviews concerning the links between violent misogyny and violent extremism...
Three Women Share The Horrifying Reality of Living Homeless In Australia
“No-one chooses to be homeless, I can tell you that." - by Michael Crooks (published by Marie Claire). Today, there are 49,000 women who are homeless across the nation, with no means or assistance to have a home of their own. Michael Crooks speaks...