Advocating for a brighter tomorrow

Anglicare’s submission to the Australian Government Select Committee on the Cost of Living drew heavily upon the lived experience of our clients and staff in managing during the current cost-of-living crisis

This article for the November 2017 issue of Parity, the national journal of the Council to Homeless Persons, highlights the limited rental options of people on low incomes evident in the 2017 Anglicare Southern Queensland Rental Affordability Snapshot (Brisbane Metro area).

As part of the Anglicare Australia national Snapshot, every year Anglicare Southern Queensland tests if it is possible for people on low incomes to rent a home in the private market. In response to the growing housing and homelessness crisis, in 2024 we expanded our focus from the Brisbane Metro region to the whole of southern Queensland

Anglicare’s submission to the Queensland Government inquiry into youth justice reform drew heavily on the voices of the young people from our Intensive Bail Initiative program, recognising that there are relatively few opportunities for young people themselves to offer insights into what would deter them from offending behaviours. This submission provided one way for Government to hear their voices

Anglicare provided a submission to the inquiry into the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024. The Bill disregards both international and Australian evidence about the efficacy of child detention in reducing youth offending; as well as multiple elements of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. and Queensland’s own Human Rights Act 2019.

This article for the November 2017 issue of Parity, the national journal of the Council to Homeless Persons, describes the trauma informed/recovery-oriented practice framework underpinning service delivery in Anglicare’s Homelessness Services Women and Families (HSWF) programs.