Two police officers shot a rough sleeper dead on the eve of Easter on a busy Footscray street. Was the tragedy unavoidable?
More Australians are finding themselves without a roof over their heads. For some of us,it’s a matter of life or death.
If I could be prime minister for a day,I would try to ensure that vulnerable Australians were protected.
One week after the lord mayor vowed to clear out Brisbane parks,homeless people are still at the centre of the housing debate but few have been asked to move.
Brisbane’s rough sleepers will be moved on under a crackdown by council,with the mayor insisting that “parks and playgrounds should be safe spaces for everyone to enjoy”.
A Perth council is using nature in their battle against rough sleepers occupying an iconic tourist attraction.
Melbourne City Council has begun a trial of two security guards accompanying their officers enforcing anti-begging,drinking and drug-taking laws.
Advocate Cory Memery says the government can’t “wash its hands” of vulnerable Victorians,and that any new investment – like the $30 billion build recommended by Infrastructure Victoria – should be for state-managed public housing.
Organisations say shelter needs to be set up for the region’s homeless population now.
The idea of fining rough sleepers raised concerns from some councillors about making homelessness illegal and possibly breaching vulnerable citizens’ human rights.