Political 18/11/2024 06:03

## PARLI DOORSTOP INTERVIEW – LANDMARK HOMELESSNESS REPORT TO BE RELEASED ##

Homelessness Australia < 1 mins read

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## PARLI DOORSTOP INTERVIEW - LANDMARK HOMELESSNESS REPORT TO BE RELEASED ##

Homelessness Australia and Impact Economics will release a landmark report with new modelling revealing three million Australians are now at risk of homelessness. The report also features an in depth survey exposing the way the system is buckling under the pressure.

### WHO ###
- Kate Colvin, CEO Homelessness Australia
- Dr Angela Jackson, Impact Economics Report Author
- People with lived experience of homelessness

### WHEN ###
9:15 AM, Monday 18 November

### WHERE ###
Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra

Contact Nick Lucchinelli 0422 229 032

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