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homelessness
National Affairs
Flawed foundations
Peter Mares
8 September 2023
The federal government needs more than conventional wisdom to craft a national housing strategy
Essays & Reportage
Beyond shelter
Peter Mares
4 August 2020
“Housing first” has emerged as the most effective way of tackling homelessness. But Finland, Denmark and Ireland show that government resolve is crucial too
Recovered Lives
The dressmaker who became Bondi’s elusive beachcomber
Melanie Nolan
8 March 2019
Ellen Peterson/Helen Packer/Madame Pacquer/“Bondi Mary” (1870–1941)
National Affairs
“You don’t see people sleeping on the streets”
Peter Mares
7 September 2018
Finland’s Housing First strategy has all but eradicated homelessness. Could the same approach work in Australia?
Essays & Reportage
“Okay. Let’s make some music”
Peter Mares
22 January 2018
Youth homelessness is more than a question of affordable accommodation. A new project shows how music can play an unexpected role
Essays & Reportage
Rush to judgement
Bronwyn Adcock
17 August 2017
Battle lines are drawn in Nowra over the complex causes of homelessness
National Affairs
“Housing first” takes second place
Lesley Russell
21 March 2017
A promising federal government homelessness strategy dissipated for lack of funding and political will
Essays & Reportage
Is Common Ground a commonsense response to homelessness?
Peter Mares
30 July 2013
In his first stint as prime minister, Kevin Rudd set a target of halving homelessness by 2020. If he is still committed to that goal, then the Common Ground approach might chart a…