The Latest Breaking News from Di Natale

'Decades of neglect': 'dire' state housing picture

Two years on from the inception of a target to build 800,000 homes in a decade, data illustrates the "dire" housing picture continuing to confront one state.

AAP · Sep 30, 2025

Service gap a revolving door for women fleeing violence

A "revolving door" of referrals to various support services awaits women fleeing family violence, driven by chronic underfunding of social housing.

AAP · Jul 14, 2025

The Greens are about to choose a new leader. Here’s how it works – and who could be Adam Bandt’s successor

Sarah Hanson-Young, Larissa Waters and Mehreen Faruqi among possible successors after Bandt’s shock loss in Melbourne

The Guardian - AU · May 14, 2025

‘Decades of neglect’: calls for social housing quota on new Victorian developments as homelessness rises

Proposal from the Council to Homeless Persons comes as analysis shows huge increases in homelessness levels in some regions, with one rising 465%

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2023

Push for $2.7b to build 5000 youth housing properties

The Council to Homeless Persons is lobbying the Victorian government to invest in 5000 social housing properties for young people over the next four years.

AAP · May 19, 2023

Revealed: the areas where Australians are struggling to access free GP care

Exclusive: Data shows low bulk-billing rates in affluent Sydney suburbs as well as several regional electorates and Tasmania

The Guardian - AU · Feb 16, 2023

NT families face bleak Christmas: report

The NT's social and community services sector warns that families are struggling with the rising cost of living and housing in the lead up to Christmas.

AAP · Dec 14, 2022

NT families struggling as prices soar

Northern Territory families are struggling as the cost of living skyrockets, social services groups say.

AAP · Jun 8, 2022