Andrew Beer, Paul Delfabbro, Susan Oakley, Fiona Verity, Kristin Natalier, Jasmin Packer and Alice Bass presents the outcomes of a research into models of good practice in meeting the needs of homeless young people in rural areas of Australia. They show that young people living in rural areas face many of the challenges confronting urban...

The ISR is working with the Australian Electoral Commission to develop a joint research project on Australian homeless people, voting and access to the ballot. A discussion paper is available online, calling for comment and for suggestions on how to contact homeless people.

Since the Burdekin Report highlighted the links between homelessness and people with mental health problems, there has been a growing body of research which has highlighted the risk factors associated with mental health problems in vulnerable housing situations. Buthere has been little documentation of the repetitive and ongoing cycle of homeless people moving through all...

The recognition of youth homelessness as a social problem has been well documented over the last 20 years and more. Recent approaches to the problem put particular emphasis on prevention and early intervention strategies. Integral to such approaches are the supply of income transfer payments and the provision of services aimed at the target group...