There are more homeless people in Australia than there are people who will be affected by the super tax changes.

"On Census night in 2016, more than 116,000 people were estimated to be homeless in Australia."

This will have increased dramatically for 2023. But sure, let's have a big media week worrying about 80,000 millionaires.

(ref: https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/australias-welfare/homelessness-and-homelessness-services)

An excellent summary of why we need to prevent covid transmission, and how we can do it, from Laura Tingle, Brendan Crabb, Nada Hamad, and Richard Denniss.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-23/is-the-current-public-health-strategy-for-dealing/101885186?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

“In #Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment and counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Make sure everyone understands this — It’s costing us far too much to NOT provide housing and supports to those who are homeless.

https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

#homelessness #cities #housing #HousingFirst

Happy New Year.

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.

It doesn't have to be this way.