Why are some of the problems with housing stress and homelessness worse in New South Wales than in other states?
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A serious disability is one of the most common reasons people apply for social housing. The long wait for a suitable home just adds to the daily challenges they face.
The COVID-19 pandemic gives us a chance to improve our elective surgery system when it restarts.
Helping tenants find work supposedly creates a pathway into private rental housing, freeing up social housing for others. Private rental costs and the situations of many tenants make that unrealistic.
Australians are waiting too long for elective surgery, dental care and treatment for mental health. It’s no wonder health is a vote-changer.
Reports often talk about surgery wait times, but the time to actually see the specialist for the first time is the hidden waitlist.
Top contributors
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Honorary Enterprise Professor, School of Population and Global Health, and Department of General Practice, The University of Melbourne
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Lincoln
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Research Fellow & Deputy Director, HACRU, University of Tasmania
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Research Fellow (Housing and Homelessness) at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW Sydney
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Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University
