Adelaide's independent news

homelessness

Thursday, August 24

"Tiny houses" idea for SA's homeless in running for funding

Would you host a homeless family in your backyard for five years if you received a tiny house, for free, in return? The concept is among the top entries in the running for a $100,000 SA innovation start-up prize.

Uncovering Adelaide's "hostile" public architecture

Public spaces in Adelaide’s CBD are permeated by “defensive” or even “hostile” design elements that tread a fine line between protecting community assets and discouraging certain groups – especially the homeless – from using them.

A man asleep in Adelaide's parklands. Photo: Nat Rogers/InDaily

Govt won't rule out privatising Adelaide's city homeless service

The State Government is yet to decide whether its frontline city homelessness service will remain in public hands, InDaily can reveal.

Govt won't rule out job cuts in city homeless service overhaul

The State Government has refused to rule out job losses in an overhaul planned for its frontline homeless service in Adelaide’s CBD, InDaily can reveal.

City residents' lack of empathy harms everyone

The worst-suffering victims of poverty in Adelaide's Park lands are not those who monitor it from inside their comfortable apartments, and pretending otherwise only causes harm, writes Bension Siebert.