Public Housing

A former Victorian property developer turns his hand towards creating housing for the homeless, warning the crisis is stifling productivity and services.

Some people facing housing pressure on the state's Bass Coast are opting to camp in the bush instead of spending most of their pay on rent.

Almost one in five households displaced by a controversial plan to redevelop Melbourne’s public housing towers have been placed in the private market, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

The NSW government is making 58 pods originally set up to house people displaced by floods in the Byron Shire available for key workers in need of accommodation.

Families have begun moving into a 24-modular home block in South Grafton on the state’s north coast that the state government says took half the time of a traditional new housing build. Supplied: Moov Modular

The largest modular social housing development in New South Wales is being dubbed a cheaper and quicker solution than traditional building methods. 

The Victorian government's housing agency is hiring an internal homebuyer as it works to find new homes for thousands of residents displaced by its controversial plan to redevelop Melbourne's public housing towers.

Moved by stories of homelessness, a Tasmanian couple has taken it upon themselves to offer a solution to the state's housing crisis.

Neighbours of a short-stay hotel earmarked for public housing call on the WA government to hold open forums to hear their concerns, which include possible noise pollution and a lack of parking in the area.

Amelia Bird would love to become a home-owner in Tasmania, but she isn't hopeful. Like many others, she is looking at what is being promised at this month's state election for people who want a place of their own.

ToyNera Macgregor says her son Annan is no longer safe at home due to his significant disabilities, and that the NDIS has failed to provide the extra support he needs.

The boarding house, which became a refuge for low income earners after World War II, was purchased by LFD Developments who then served its residents with eviction orders last October.

They live in one of the most picturesque locations in regional WA but, until now, a lack of housing meant these seniors were not able to truly call Shark Bay home.

Incident reports seen by the ABC describe chaos and damage at residential care homes.

A graphic depicting a teenage girl trying to light a fire with a gas stove.

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The last two residents of a Paddington boarding house have been given until Monday to vacate or face eviction, forcing them to leave what has been home for a number of years.

There's a desperate need for more social housing to help solve the property crisis — but the WA government's acquisition of an East Perth apartment complex shows there's also a delicate balance.

The Northern Territory government has been slammed over a plan to grant transit and public housing safety officers "quasi-policing powers", including authority to carry guns on buses, in supermarkets and public housing.

Advocates say a critical undersupply of housing has forced people onto the streets. But as more councils disperse homeless camps, rough sleepers are left with nowhere to go.