Federal Campaigns
HAAG supports the YES vote in the Voice to Parliament Referendum
HAAG supports the YES vote in the Voice to Parliament Referendum. The Referendum gives us the opportunity to formally acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of Australia through an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice being enshrined in the Constitution. …
Posted in: Aboriginal Communities, News Updates, Campaigns
Ageing in a housing crisis
Shane and Fiona hear from members of HAAG’s delegation to Canberra, where we launched our report “Ageing in a housing crisis” during Homelessness Week 2023.First we hear from Linda Hahn, Housing Older Women’s Movement, and Michelle Cook, from HAAG’s NSW Lived Experience Group.Then we hear from Professor Wendy Stone, Swinburne University, and Associate Professor Emma… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Older Women, Campaigns
Ageing in a Housing Crisis Report Launch at Parliament House
Slides and video from the launch of our report into older people’s housing insecurity & homelessness in Australia. …
Canberra Delegation and Report Launch
We had a huge week in Canberra with our delegation of women with lived experience of homelessness, along with academics presenting their report Ageing in a Housing Crisis and meeting with politicians. View info about this event: Ageing in a housing crisis – Research Report Launch …
Posted in: National Alliance of Seniors for Housing, Galleries, Older Women, Australian Capital Territory, Campaigns
Growing number of older Australians are retiring with debt, paying unaffordable rents, and don’t have a stable place to call home; new research shows
A delegation of older people impacted by the housing crisis is visiting Parliament House in Canberra today to demand better for Australians as they age. They arrive in Canberra with new research that shows increasing numbers of older people are retiring with mortgage debt or living in private rental. Staggeringly, more than 227,000 older Australians… …
Posted in: News Updates, Campaigns
Ageing in a Housing Crisis: Older people’s housing insecurity & homelessness in Australia
New research conducted by Housing for the Aged Action Group by researchers at Swinburne University of Technology, Western Sydney University and Curtin University examines the housing circumstances of people aged 55 years and older, based on Census analysis and Homelessness Estimates. Read the infographic report Read the summary report Read the full report Research made… …
Ageing in a housing crisis – Research Report Launch
New original research conducted by Housing for the Aged Action Group by researchers at Swinburne University of Technology, Western Sydney University and Curtin University examining the housing circumstances of people aged 55 years and older, based on 2021 and 2011 Census analysis. The research launch will include both an analysis of the findings and the… …
Posted in: Events, Australian Capital Territory, Campaigns
Budging the Budget with National Shelter
Fiona and Shane speak to Emma Greenhalgh about the Federal Budget and what it means for people in low income and in housing stress. …
Federal Budget falls short for all
We’ve been asked what today’s Federal budget announcement means for older people on unemployment benefits and others who struggle to pay the rent. …
Posted in: News Updates, Campaigns
Housing and Older Women in Queensland: Latest trends and responses
An estimated 100,000 older women are at risk of homelessness in Queensland. This online forum will present the latest trends and responses to this crisis, including analysis of the Census 2021 household data and information on the Queensland Government’s responses. …
Posted in: Events, Campaigns, Queensland
Orange Candidates Forum on Older People and Homelessness
You are warmly invited to a forum with Orange local candidates to discuss older people’s housing and homelessness, on Monday on 12th December 2022 at Orange Ex-Services’ Club. Speakers include the Hon Scott Barrett MLC, Mr. Phil Donato MP, Ms Heather Dunn (Labor candidate) and Tony Mileto (Nationals Candidate). Join us to hear from the… …
Posted in: Events, Campaigns, New South Wales
Our demands of the 2022 Federal Government
Following on from our successful election campaign which brought older people’s homelessness and housing stress to the fore as a major election issue, Housing for Aged Action Group is calling on the Labor government to do more to ensure that all older people have safe, secure and affordable homes …
Posted in: News Updates, Campaigns