While public libraries and faith-based organizations may not be able to solve the issue of social stigma, looking at how they provide spaces for homeless people is a good place to start.
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The states are primarily responsible for providing infrastructure, but lack the budgets, especially since the pandemic hit revenues. Making up the shortfall depends very much on the Commonwealth.
Canada needs to reform budgeting and reporting methods to recognize the true underlying nature and value of expenditures on social infrastructure.
The Morrison government, having added a housing minister to its ranks, needs to recognise housing as having more than just economic value. Its impact on our ability to give and receive care is critical.
Traditionally, new communities first get hard infrastructure – schools, hospitals, transport – and ‘soft’ social infrastructure comes later. Liveability and public health suffer as a result.
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Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Associate Professor in Planning, University of Queensland, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Director Australian Urban Observatory, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
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GIS Analyst, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Geography, University of Newcastle
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Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor of Economics, McMaster University
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Postdoctoral fellow in Health and Society, McMaster University
