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…
BRENDAN O’CONNOR: Thanks very much John (Murphy). I’d too like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my…
KARREN WALSH: Thank you to our special guest, the Honourable Minister Brendan O’Connor, Bernadette Lynn and Diane from FaHCSIA, Coco Goodson from Contexx, Lesley Dredge…
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…
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…
ANDREW GEOGHEGAN: The Government’s policy for dealing with refugees has been dealt another blow with yesterday’s High Court ruling that the indefinite detention of a…
BRENDAN O’CONNOR: I’m here today in Brisbane to make an important announcement about the future of the Queensland Tenant Advice and Advocacy Service. This is…
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…
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…
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…
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…
STEVE CHASE: The Bureau of Statistics has just released official estimates of the prevalence of homelessness in Australia for the first time. Now the…
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…
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 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…
Acknowledgements I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my respects to their Elders past and present. Thank you…
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…
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.…
NICK DOLE: Minister, good morning and thanks for joining ABC News 24. BRENDAN O’CONNOR: Happy to be here, thank you. NICK DOLE: This $1.1 billion…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…