This report explores why it is necessary to design and deliver homelessness services specifically for Indigenous people.

Local government is commonly considered to be the tier of government closest to the people of Australia. It provides a range of frontline services that underpin the management of our cities, contributes to the wellbeing of our communities through the provision of infrastructure and services and undertakes important regulatory roles. To date, local governments in...

There is a lack of empirical research in Australia examining the lifecourse institutional costs associated with vulnerable people who are homeless. The study presented here has developed pathway costings using the Mental Health and Cognitive Disability in the Criminal Justice System (MHDCD) Dataset that contains data on lifelong interventions and interactions with all criminal justice...

The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) and RMIT University co-hosted the inaugural Homelessness Research Conference in Melbourne, 19-20 April 2012.

Current policies for increasing the supply of affordable housing in Australia envisage a greatly increased role for community housing organisations (CHOs), including as a provider of housing for homeless people. Data from the Australian Institute for Health and Welfare indicate that in the year to June 2008 around 36 per cent of new CHO allocations...