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Abusing the homeless should never be accepted
Whilst perusing this weekend’s edition of The Saturday Age this letter caught my eye, primarily because of the disturbing reaction of the “off-duty cop”. Given my history of homelessness any incident...
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Twenty life lessons I learnt whilst homeless
Some are poignant, some are personal. Some are important, some are silly. For today’s Top Twenty Thursday I share some of the life lessons I learnt during my years living on the street. Twenty Life...
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World Homeless Day: The day Australia forgot
Earlier on today I wrote a small post about World Mental Health Day. A day set up to raise awareness of mental illness and the problems those suffering from it face on a day-to-day basis. I also...
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1 in 8 people in Australia are living in poverty
It has been revealed today that 2, 265, 000 people are living in poverty in Australia. That is: ♦ 1 in 8 people. ♦ 12.8% of the population. ♦ 575,000 children. ♦ 63% of unemployed households. ♦ 25% of...
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Anti-Poverty Week: Poverty in Australia, a national disgrace
We set ourselves this first goal: by 1990 no Australian child will be living in poverty. ~ Bob Hawke (launching the ALP’s election policy, 23 June 1987) ~ 575,000 children or 17.3% are living below the...
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This is home…
After much cursing, switching it off and on again, more cursing, hurling it across the room, even more cursing and promising to take it out for dinner and a movie…the camera on my phone finally decided...
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Is there such a thing as the ‘privileged poor’?
“Which brings us to the other side effect of our collective crying poor: it makes it easier to look past the struggles of those who are genuinely struggling.” Over the years I’ve written quite a bit...
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World Homeless Day: Thirteen ways you can help the homeless
In addition to being World Mental Health Day, today is also World Homeless Day; a day to draw attention to homeless people’s needs and provide opportunities for the community to get involved in...
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Reflections on being homeless, Part 7
In early 2012 I began a series that looked back on my homeless experience. This series began from when I found myself sleeping rough in August 2009, continued through my boarding house nightmares and...
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Reflections on being homeless, Part 8
In August 2009 I became homeless. It was not a choice I made, it was a situation born out of mental illness, the trauma of emotional abuse and other factors beyond my control. I was homeless until...
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Reflections on being homeless, Epilogue
In August 2009 I became homeless. It was not a choice I made, it was a situation born out of mental illness, the trauma of emotional abuse and other factors beyond my control. I was homeless until...
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