Yesterday was Youth Homelessness Matters Day. Last year over 1400 young people sought help at specialist homelessness services but large numbers of them were turned away.
As has been said, housing is a fundamental human right and it's our responsibility as a state to provide that right to our people. It's not only a responsibility because it is a
Honourable Speaker, I rise tonight to speak on an issue that should disturb every single one of us in this Chamber: the heartbreaking reality of child homelessness in Tasmania.
The Greens welcome the decision of Tasmania’s Supreme Court to grant an injunction halting the eviction of a resident of the Beauty Point Tourist Park.
We know that 39 per cent of Tasmania's homeless population is under the age of 25, and that 12 per cent of 15- to 19-year-olds in Tasmania are homeless.
We will continue to prosecute the need for rent control measures, an end to no-cause evictions, minimum standards in rentals and reining in short-stay accommodation.
I rise tonight in Homelessness Week to talk about homelessness and to join the call for more action to address what is currently an ever-expanding challenge, which is an ever-expanding curse for those in its grips.
I will let the opposition and the government fight it out over infrastructure spends and deal with some other issues that are important to people, housing and homelessness.
According to Mission Australia's 2024 Youth Homelessness Report released today, almost 1 in 10 15- to 19‑year‑olds experienced homelessness last year. The report paints a desperate picture, with homeless young people at higher risk of isolation, mental illness, lack of money for essentials, education difficulties and much more.
In a heartless move, the management of the Beauty Point Tourist Park have commenced evictions of three residents, amplifying the distress of elderly and vulnerable long-term residents.