Yes, we see you. Why a national plan for homelessness must make thousands of children on their own a priority
- Written by Catherine Robinson, Associate Professor in Housing and Communities, University of Tasmania

Thousands of children end up being homeless in Australia without a parent or guardian. In 2021-22, 12,812 children (aged 10-17) were on their own when they sought help from homelessness services, according to Specialist Homelessness Services Collection data. And that’s just the ones who had the knowledge and capacity to contact...