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POSTED 27-01-2011
Flood victims sleep in cars
City News article by Nicole Carrington, 27 Jan 2011.
Interview with Micah Projects Coordinator, Karyn Walsh. Image courtesy of City News.
POSTED 19-01-2011
Floods affect homeless, hurt housing affordability
ABC online article by Maria Hatzakis, 18 Jan 2011.
Interview with Micah Projects Coordinator, Karyn Walsh.
POSTED 04-01-2011
Cemetery dweller's journey 'from hell to heaven'
Article by Daniel Hurst. Brisbane Times. 26 December 2010.
Image: Robert Pearce, right, enjoys a Christmas feast with lunch co-ordinator Michael Tudor from Micah Projects. Photo: Michelle Smith (courtesy of the Brisbane Times).
POSTED 27-12-2010
The Top 10 Advocates for the Homeless of 2010
Article by Joel Roberts in The Huffington Post (USA online newspaper), 27 Dec 2010.
POSTED 16-12-2010
Rough Living: histories of trauma & homelessness
The links between homelessness and trauma are explored in a new report by Dr Catherine Robinson. The report was launched on 15 December 2010 in Sydney.
Public Interest Advocacy Centre. Story by Chris Hartley.
POSTED 09-12-2010
Rudd re-commits to homeless
Still keeping the faith - Kevin Rudd and Therese Rein continue to fulfil their deep commitment to the homeless.
Article in Westender 8 December 2010
POSTED 08-12-2010
Housing project offers hope for homeless
The $40 million Common Ground development will have 146 units - 73 earmarked for disadvantaged people sleeping rough, and the remainder allocated to low-income students, workers and artists.
ninemsn article 8 December 2010
POSTED 08-12-2010
New building to provide hope for homeless
Article by Marissa Calligeros. Brisbane Times. 8 December 2010
POSTED 07-12-2010
Mental Health Summit to address Queenslanders concerns
Article by Emma Sykes. ABC News 7 December 2010
POSTED 07-12-2010
Salvation Army apologises for care abuses
The Salvation Army has delivered a formal apology to people who were mistreated while in the organisation's care as children.
ABC News 7 December 2010
POSTED 30-11-2010
Making contact with the invisible people
Article in the Police Bulletin by Tim Larkin.
7 October 2010
POSTED 18-11-2010
On their Own - Britain's child migrants. A Photographic Exhibition
The exhibition On their Own - Britain's child migrants will open at the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney 10 November 2010 to 15 May 2011, before touring.
The national tour will include the following venues:
Migration Museum, South Australia
Western Australian Museum, Perth
Immigration Museum, Victoria
This exhibition is a collaboration between the Australian National Maritime Museum and National Museums Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
POSTED 16-11-2010
Forgotten Australians News & Events
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POSTED 15-11-2010
Kiwi expats resort to begging
Welfare agencies are urging the Federal Government to find a solution to a growing problem of New Zealanders finding themselves destitute in Australia.
Agencies say New Zealanders are not eligible for welfare benefits and some are resorting to begging.
POSTED 10-11-2010
50 Lives 50 Homes update
Brisbane was the first city in Australia to use the Vulnerability Index to register the most vulnerable homeless people for housing and support. In the last two weeks Melbourne and Sydney have completed their own registry weeks, going out at 4am to survey people with the Index. Micah Projects was there to assist the teams and support the organisers in their efforts.
The data from all three cities has been collated and the results are sobering. More than 50 per cent of those surveyed were vulnerable, meaning they are at a greater morbidity risk than most Australians. This vulnerable group is spending an average of 11 years on the streets; we met people who had been homeless for decades. The good news is that these people will now be highly prioritised for housing. Our interstate colleagues have been inspired by the work already done here in Brisbane and we wish them all the best over the coming months. You can learn more here: Sydney www.mercyfoundation.com.au Melbourne www.homeground.org.au
POSTED 04-11-2010
Homeless sleep rough for longer: survey
The vulnerable homeless in Australia are being forced to sleep rough longer than their US counterparts, new research shows.
AAP in Sydney Morning Herald
Tom Morgan
4 November 2010
POSTED 13-09-2010
Debunking the myths of homelessness
Some Home Truths
Courier Mail
13 September 2010
