Media Releases by The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP
Study into the homeless away from home in South Australia
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today released a new study into the nature and extent of seasonal homelessness experienced by Aboriginal people moving…
New homes for older South Australians at risk of homelessness
Minister for Social Housing, Ian Hunter together with Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor, launched the Aged Homelessness Assistance Program for older South…
Study counts the cost of homelessness
Intervening early to stop children and young people becoming homeless could save taxpayers millions of dollars in health, legal and custodial services, new research has…
Government targeting older homelessness
One-fifth of homeless Australians are aged 55 and over and many more are living in precarious housing circumstances, new Government-funded research has found. Releasing the…
Gillard Government delivers 10,000 more affordable rental homes
The Gillard Government has delivered 10,000 affordable rental homes for low and moderate income earners under the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) the Minister for…
Homelessness services to be recognised with awards
Australia’s hard-working and dedicated homelessness sector will be recognised with the second National Homelessness Services Achievement Awards, Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor announced…
Emergency Funding for Queensland Tenant Advice Service
The Gillard Government will provide $3.3 million in emergency funding for the Queensland Tenant Advice and Advocacy Service (TAAS), a service scrapped by the Newman…
NT Youth Workers Recognised for Their Commitment
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today met Anglicare staff in Darwin who work with vulnerable young people across the Northern Territory. Mr O’Connor…
Social Housing Initiative complete in the Northern Territory
Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor and Northern Territory Minister for Housing Peter Chandler today opened Darwin’s Village @ Parap housing development, the…
$3.9 million for new homes in Bendigo
One hundred new homes will be more affordable in Bendigo thanks to funding received under the Gillard Government’s Building Better Regional Cities program. The City…
Revised ABS figures won’t change commitment to halve homelessness
The Australian Bureau of Statistics will today release revised estimates of homelessness in Australia from the 2001 and 2006 Census figures, using its new, expanded…
Delivering affordable housing in Tasmania
The Federal Labor Government’s unprecedented investment in affordable housing is having a significant impact in Tasmania, a new report released today shows. Minister for Housing…
Minister opens 7th National Homelessness Conference
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today opened Homelessness Australia’s seventh National Homelessness Conference in Melbourne. Mr O’Connor said the three-day conference was an…
COAG Select Council on Housing and Homelessness – 31 August 2012 meeting Communiqué
The COAG Select Council on Housing and Homelessness met on 31 August in Perth, Western Australia. In April 2012, the remit of the (then) Select…
Homeless fathers suffer when cut off from children
New Government-funded research has found a need to provide better support for fathers who are homeless so they can remain part of their children’s lives.…
Housing and Homelessness Ministers to meet in Perth today
New research released ahead of today’s meeting of housing and homelessness ministers has highlighted the difficulty in accurately identifying what services exist for homeless Australians…
NT acting on housing supply and affordability plans
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of a new report which recommends ways to enhance housing supply and affordability. The…
WA acts on housing supply and affordability
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of a new report which recommends ways to enhance housing supply and affordability. The…
Queensland acts on housing supply and affordability
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of a new report which recommends ways to enhance housing supply and affordability. The…
NSW acts on housing supply and affordability reform
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of a new report which recommends ways to enhance housing supply and affordability. The…
SA acts on housing supply and affordability
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of a new report which recommends ways to enhance housing supply and affordability. The…
COAG Housing Supply and Affordability Reform Report released
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of a new report which recommends ways to enhance housing supply and affordability. The…
Housing builds a community in Brisbane
The Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor and the Member for Griffith Kevin Rudd today officially opened Brisbane Common Ground, an innovative development providing…
World-first study into homelessness released
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the initial findings of what is thought to be a world-first study tracking the lives of…
Innovative scheme combines art and shelter
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor has visited an innovative homelessness project in Berlin which is providing housing and support to some of Germany’s…