Social Affairs
Safe housing cannot wait
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Ritchelle Drilon
A safe home is the foundation for a stable life. Without it, everything becomes harder: staying healthy, keeping a job,
The first 5 years: How data shapes childhood well-being
- Ritchelle Drilon
The early years of childhood shape how people learn, communicate, build relationships and engage with the world throughout their lives.
Why leaving violence often means facing homelessness
- Ritchelle Drilon
For many women and children escaping domestic and family violence, homelessness is hidden behind temporary arrangements, unstable housing and difficult
A $15 million fix for a growing youth homelessness crisis
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Shorna Moore
You don’t need to spend hours doomscrolling to know that we’re living in difficult and uncertain times. While fuel might
Bringing business discipline to community impact
- Ritchelle Drilon
The social sector has never lacked people who care. What it has sometimes lacked is people who know how to
The ripple effect: How small gestures break the cycle of youth disadvantage
- Ritchelle Drilon
Tackling youth homelessness can often feel like an insurmountable challenge. Faced with the sheer scale of the crisis, it is
Embedding social connections into clinical care for older adults
- Ritchelle Drilon
Loneliness and social isolation affect physical and mental health outcomes for older adults at rates that justify clinical intervention. Hospitals
Why older Australians feel like numbers in the home care system
- Ritchelle Drilon
For many older Australians, the promise of government-funded home care is the ability to age safely, comfortably, and independently in
Putting children at the centre: Activating hubs to fix a fragmented system
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Emma Sydenham
Australia is facing a pivotal moment in early childhood reform that could determine the life trajectories of thousands of children.
Under One Roof – We gave a homeless mother cash. Here’s what happened.
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Noah Yang
When most Australians picture homelessness, we picture a man on the side of the street. It’s the image we’ve been
Family, eviction and identity: What drives youth homelessness?
- Ritchelle Drilon
Youth homelessness is often hidden in plain sight. It is not always rough sleeping. It can mean staying temporarily with
6 interconnected systems that enable social enterprise success
- Ritchelle Drilon
Social enterprises succeed when six distinct but interconnected systems align: policy frameworks that recognise hybrid business models, markets deliberately designed
