News

Homes needn't cost us dear

By Beatrice Kelly. the Age 23 July 2015

Thirty-odd years ago when I was in my mid 30s, I saw an advertisement for a free financial counselling session at an inner-city community centre. I was interested: first, because the counsellor bore the same name as a dear brother of mine, a hopeless financial manager whom my father had bailed out more than once. But less flippantly, I wanted to buy my own place...

'The future was so dismal': homelessness plight of older Australians

By Judith Ireland - Sydney Morning Herald - Published: July 2, 2015 - 12:15AM

"Council (on the Ageing) chief executive Ian Yates is calling on governments to do more to address factors such as financial insecurity pushing more older women into poverty and homelessness"... Go to story here

Renters deserve a longer lease on life

Editorial, The Age, Friday 26^th June 2015

The basic human need for safe housing applies regardless of whether a person buys their own or rents from another. At a time when the number of people who can afford a first home is dwindling, there is much to applaud in the proposal being considered by the state government to offer renters long-term leases, perhaps up to 10 years...