Housing: always was and always will be a human right
By Lucy WhyteHousing affordability in Australia is reaching crisis point.
Housing & homelessness
The price of privacy
By Roj AmediGovernment policy increasingly defines the limits of the right to privacy, excluding marginalised socio-economic groups from its protection.
Right Now’s 2017 Transitions Film Festival picks
By Rob Gilchrist, Alyssia Tennant, Athena Rogers, Heath Chamerski, Stephanie Griffin, Pia White, Rachael Imam and Georgina HainesThe 2017 Transitions Film Festival starts tomorrow and we’ve reviewed our top picks from the program.
Nowhere to go – older women and housing vulnerability
By Anwen CrawfordThe number of older women who are rental tenants in Australia is growing, and so is housing insecurity.
City tours helping to fight homelessness
Bec Bridges in conversation with Jo JenkinsNo Fixed Address City Tours gives homeless people in Melbourne the opportunity to regain employment and independence.
Solving homelessness should be a priority for government
By Fatima MeashamRight Now columnist Fatima Measham on Victoria’s escalating homelessness problem.
Explainer: Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence
By Loren DaysThe Royal Commission into Family Violence is a key milestone to combat domestic violence in Victoria.
Erasing Voices: two poems by Claire Wilson
By Claire WilsonPoetry by Claire Wilson exploring concepts of home and freedom, and the multifaceted experiences of migrants and refugees.
From homeless to hopeless
Bec Bridges in conversation with Luke RobsonWhat if you were suddenly homeless, living on $2 a day? Would you survive the streets of Melbourne? Bec Bridges talks to Luke Robson about his documentary “No Right Turn”.
A brief history of Villawood and a vision for the future
By Sadie Grant ButlerThe site of Villawood Immigration Detention Centre was originally known as the Villawood Migrant Hostel. Sadie Grant Butler reflects upon Villawood’s history in order to propose a way forward.
In His Stride: Chris’ Story
By Sylvie Leber22-year-old Chris is young and talented, with a keen sense of humour and an adventurous spirit. He is also homeless. Hear his story as told by Right Now columnist Sylvie Leber.