In the lead up to the NSW election on 28 March 2015 groups have been lobbying for their agendas. Human Service peaks and community groups get drawn into this pre-election…
Posted In: #124 Autumn 2015, Editorials, Inner Sydney Voice – ISRCSD,
Australia’s only community justice centre is the Neighbourhood Justice Centre in inner-city Melbourne. Its integrated approach to justice, service co-ordination and crime prevention is one many would like to see…
Posted In: #124 Autumn 2015, Community Facilities, Community Safety, Judicial System, Planning and Built Environment Issues,
Australia is moving to a nationally consistent system of support for people with disability following many reform initiatives on the state level. Even though the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)…
Posted In: #124 Autumn 2015, Disability – National Disability Insurance Scheme, Disability Issues, Planning for People and Social Issues,
There are undeniably large challenges facing young people trying to move into their own home. The term ‘housing crisis’ is becoming commonplace, and the crisis is particularly acute for young…
Posted In: #124 Autumn 2015, Housing Affordability, Housing Types and Issues, Human Service Delivery, Youth,
Planning for People: A Community Charter for Good Planning spells out the planning system changes that many organisations are asking the NSW Government to introduced in NSW. John Mant looks…
Posted In: #124 Autumn 2015, Civil Society Issues, Planning and Built Environment Issues, Planning Campaigns,
NSW elections in recent decades have been described as ‘law and order’ auctions. Garner Clancey explores some of the reasons why there is no reason for a ‘law and order’…
Posted In: #124 Autumn 2015, Anti-Social Behaviour, Community Safety, Crime Prevention through Design, Judicial System, Planning and Built Environment Issues, Planning for People and Social Issues,
About one in three voters rents their housing. Paul van Reyk explores what the Tenants' Union of NSW sees as the challenges facing government in delivering a better deal for…
Posted In: #124 Autumn 2015, Homelessness, Housing Types and Issues, Rental Housing,
It’s one of the mysteries of modern political life that the issue that everyone agrees on – the unaffordability of housing in NSW – seems to pass without serious policies…
Posted In: #124 Autumn 2015, Homelessness, Housing Affordability, Housing Types and Issues,
Poverty affects nearly 900,000 people in New South Wales – more than in any other state or territory. Tracy Howe explains that the NSW Council for Social Services (NCOSS) wants…
Posted In: #124 Autumn 2015, Community Sector, Human Services, Planning for People and Social Issues,