Addressing housing insecurity before women reach crisis point is an urgent challenge requiring a collaborative, community-wide response. This report sets out the facts and challenges of housing insecurity among women in Australia and proposes intervention points for social purpose impact investors, institutional investors and philanthropists to mitigate the risk of more women falling into homelessness.

South Australia is experiencing rising levels of housing stress, poverty and homelessness. This briefing paper provides an overview of the current context, identifies key cohorts and regions most affected, and outlines opportunities for targeted, high-impact philanthropic investment. It finds that philanthropy can function as a catalyst to unlock further funding and buy-in from other sectors.

A 10-year whole-of-government plan for New South Wales to make homelessness rare, brief and not repeated because people have a safe home and the support to keep it. The strategy outlines a coordinated approach to homelessness reform across government, the homelessness and housing sectors, local services and communities.

This report investigates the extent and impacts of family homelessness in Australia. It finds that more families are accessing homelessness services. The crisis is huge yet still growing and services are overstretched. The report recommends a suite of policies the government can implement immediately to address this escalating crisis with a three-point plan to end...

The intention of the Human Rights (Housing) Amendment Bill 2025 is to amend the Human Rights Act 2004 in the Australian Capital Territory to enshrine the right to adequate housing for everyone. This legislative change will be a first in Australia. The Committee recommends that the Bill is passed. It provides five recommendations.