Tag: housing
First principles: Houses and Homes
Home is more than property value or possession – it is belonging, welcome, and shared humanity. Professor Hayden Ramsay reflects on what makes a true home, and what homelessness reveals about our society.
Understanding and acting on homelessness
The death of a homeless man in Sydney has sparked renewed attention on Australia’s housing crisis. A new church-led campaign is calling Catholics to recognise homelessness as a systemic issue and advocate for change.
Dr Michael Walker: Giving the next generation a fairer share
Around the year 1819 Spanish painter Goya, traumatised by two recent near-death illnesses, started to paint bleak untitled images on the walls of his...
Pensioners’ struggle to pay rent
The Burrows are among the private renters highlighted in the latest Productivity Commission report.
Thousands demand action on cost of living in Sydney
Sydney Town Hall was packed with 2,500 people calling on the state and federal governments to provide more affordable housing and energy.
