Special Edition: Councils on the Frontline of the Homelessness Crisis
About this episode
The episode discusses how Australian local governments are addressing the homelessness crisis with guest Andrew Clarke.
Send us Fan Mail Today we are joined by Andrew Clarke, a senior lecturer in sociology and social policy at the University of New South Wales, to discuss a timely and critical new study examining how Australian local governments are navigating the escalating homelessness crisis. While homelessness has traditionally been viewed as a state or federal responsibility, Andrew’s research reveals that councils are increasingly finding themselves on the front lines as de facto service coordinators. We...
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Host: Chris Eddy
Guest: Andrew Clarke
Topics covered
- homelessness
- local government
- social policy
- service coordination
- Australia
Keywords
- homelessness crisis
- local councils
- sociology
- social policy
- service coordinators
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of New South Wales
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