Federal Campaigns
Older people impacted by housing crisis must contribute to the development of Australia’s National Housing and Homelessness Plan
The voices of older people without homes and those struggling to afford rent must be prioritised as the new Albanese Government seeks to address Australia’s housing crisis. We need to build at least 25,000 new public, community and affordable homes each year so older people, and others on low incomes, aren’t left struggling to compete… …
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National Independent Candidates Forum on Action to End Homelessness
This panel on May 13th ahead of the Australian Federal Election brought together independent candidates Zali Steggall, Jo Dyer, Hanabeth Luke, Liz Habermann, Jane Caro, Fenella Edwards and Nicolette Boele to put forward their positions in relation to ending homelessness of older women. …
Posted in: Videos, Videos, Older Women, Campaigns
Four older women’s stories of housing and homelessness
There are 405,000 older women at risk of homelessness in Australia. These are stories of four of them. Vanessa, Jo, Robyn and Lynette tell their stories in this powerful video. …
Posted in: Videos, Client Stories, Videos, Older Women, Campaigns, Community Education
Older women’s homelessness and the Federal Election – Vote for Change
We hear from four older women about their experiences of homelessness – Vanessa, Jo, Robyn and Lynette – who were recently featured in a short film, funded through Streetsmart. We then hear the voices of ten older women from Queensland, NSW and Victoria talking about their experiences and calling for politicians to act to address… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Older Women, Campaigns, Take Action
National Independent Candidates Forum on Action to End Homelessness
Housing for the Aged Action Group and Older Womens Network NSW are pleased to invite you to a national online candidate forum focused on policy responses to address older women’s homelessness. …
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Vote for Change: Take action to end older women’s homelessness
With 405,000 women aged 45 and over at risk of homelessness in Australia, older women are speaking up, sharing their stories, and demanding political action. …
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Changing the System – Social Housing Regulation and the Federal Election
Katelyn Butters, CEO of Victorian Public Tenants Association, talks about the Social Housing Regulation Interim Report and what the implications are for public and community housing tenants.Gemma White, Early Intervention Worker at HAAG, talks about how people can get involved in lobbying their MPs and candidates for the upcoming Federal ElectionSocial Housing Regulation Interim ReportFederal… …
Posted in: Podcasts, Community Housing, Public Housing, Campaigns
Report Launch – Home at Last: Solutions to ending homelessness in NSW
Hosted by Ageing on the Edge Forum NSW, this event was held in Sydney on 3 December at Circular Quay. The event was MC’d by lived experience advocate Glen Marie-Frost, and featured the artists from the Unseen project, all women who have experienced homelessness, and a performance by Mooncatchers Women’s Choir. There were reflections on the report from Independent… …
Posted in: Galleries, Campaigns, New South Wales
Federal Election Advocacy Toolkit
There is real momentum for change to address older person’s homelessness across the country. Our voices are powerful. People speaking out and asking decision makers for action can shift government policy to improve housing outcomes for older people as a priority. This toolkit provides some tips for influencing your federal representatives Read the Toolkit Request… …
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Send a message to your Federal Representatives
We need to turn our awareness of older womens homelessness into targeted action. Use this form to send a message to your elected representatives in Federal Parliament to let them know they need to act now. …
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At Risk 2021: Influencing for Change
The At Risk 2021 forum Influencing for Change panel discussion heard about what works and doesnt work in trying to achieve change. In this exerpt, we hear from Kate Colvin from the Everybody’s Home Campaign, Kirsten Deane from the Melbourne Disability Institute about how they got the National Disability Insurance Scheme, and Anna Brown about… …
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At Risk 2: Older women and three politicians address homelessness
This is an exerpt from the At Risk 2: From Awareness to Action online forum held on 17 September. It features two lived experience advocates, Linda Hahn and Penny Leemhius, and questions and answers to our political panel – Tanya Plibesek MP from the Australian Labor Party, Larissa Waters MP from the Greens and Zali Stegal… …
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