Definition of homelessness changes but problems remain

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posted on 2024-06-17, 08:14 authored by J Farrell

According to the best estimates at the time, almost 105,000 Australians were homeless on census night in August 2006. This promoted then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to make the ambitious commitment to accommodate all people sleeping rough and halving the number of homeless in Australia by 2020.

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The conversation

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eng

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2012, Conversation Media Group

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Conversation Media Group

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Melbourne, Vic.

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https://theconversation.edu.au/definition-of-homelessness-changes-but-problems-remain-9525

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homeless adequate housing demographic groups 120503 Housing Markets, Development, Management 940116 Social Class and Inequalities

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