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Over 70 people experiencing homelessness were found permanent housing in Adelaide in July – the highest ever housing rate in a month – raising hope that the city will reach its target to end rough sleeping by the end of the year.
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A new housing service has been launched to assist South Australians on low incomes or experiencing homelessness find permanent homes, after the State Government cut funding to peak housing group Shelter SA this month.
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Incarcerated children are being denied access to education, phone calls to lawyers and medical treatment due to “inadequate” staffing and resourcing at South Australia’s youth prison, the state’s youth justice watchdog has revealed in an explosive new report.
The State Government will begin consulting about the future of the vacant and dilapidated former Julia Farr Centre building in Fullarton, after the former disability institution and hospital was shut down in April this year.
The State Government has pledged to reduce the vast over-representation of Aboriginal children in detention and review the use of isolation, segregation and force in youth prisons as part of a new three-year plan.
South Australia’s peak housing group Shelter SA says it will continue operating at a reduced capacity after the State Government announced it would cut the organisation’s funding in October this year.
