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Why local councils are the missing link in Australia's efforts to end homelessness

  • Written by Leanne Mitchell, Churchill Fellow and PhD candidate, Charles Sturt University

Homelessness in Australia is getting worse. It’s no longer just city centres where people are forced to sleep rough, live in their cars or rely on temporary shelter. The most recent census shows outer suburbs and regional areas are feeling housing pressures like never before.

More often than not, communities in these areas just don’t...

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