Monday June 22, 6:30pm-8:30pm (SA time), on ZoomOur Campaigns Team seeks to build pressure for urgent action on the poverty and the housing crises through a wide range of tactics, including protests, forums, community outreach, mutual aid, media engagement, lobbying, policy and research work, and other tools. With the State Election campaign well and truly … Continue reading Campaigns Team Planning Meeting
“Make No Mistake: Poverty Is A Political Choice”
Response to 2026 Federal Budget from Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Samantha, May 13, Parliament, North Terrace, Adelaide. I want to begin by acknowledging that we meet today on Kaurna Country — stolen land. Land that was never ceded. I pay my respects to First Nations Elders past and present, and especially to any First Nations … Continue reading “Make No Mistake: Poverty Is A Political Choice”
“My Rent Will Rise By 21% Next Month”
Response to 2026 Federal Budget from Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Mel, May 13, Parliament, North Terrace, Adelaide. I have been renting privately through real estate companies for a couple of decades, ever since my divorce. I have helped landlords pay their mortgages and buy expensive cars. I have passed almost 80 unit inspections and therefore … Continue reading “My Rent Will Rise By 21% Next Month”
“Poverty Signs Death Certificates”
Response to 2026 Federal Budget from Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Mel, May 13, Parliament, North Terrace, Adelaide.“Poverty doesn’t just impact health. It signs death certificates.”Dear Jim,While you were reading your budget speech I was online engaging in a lecture about poverty, inequality and disadvantage in Australia.You had a lot to say about how great this … Continue reading “Poverty Signs Death Certificates”
2026 Federal Budget Response
Wednesday May 13, 11am-12pmParliament House, North Terrace, AdelaideIt's Federal Budget week!! Apart from some tinkering with the Capital Gains and the Negative Gearing tax concessions, we're not expecting much (no raise to JobSeeker or other payments, no extra funding for public housing), but we're planning a small but strong response: we'll be coming together on … Continue reading 2026 Federal Budget Response
POSITION STATEMENT: The Case For Rent Controls
WHAT HAPPENED TO RENTAL AFFORDABILITY?Australia is facing its worst ever housing crisis. According to PropTrack’s 2024 Rental Affordability Report, rental affordability in Australia has fallen to its lowest level since at least 2008. And SA rents have risen by 52% since COVID.One of the drivers of this crisis is soaring rents, which disproportionately impacts lower-income … Continue reading POSITION STATEMENT: The Case For Rent Controls
POSITION STATEMENT: No Empty Homes In A Crisis
TO HOUSE THE HOMELESS—TAKE OVER EMPTY DWELLINGS!!As of Census night in 2021, there were 7,428 homeless people in SA. Sadly, since 2021 these numbers are estimated to have grown to well over 8000. Yet, South Australia has no shortage of housing. At the time of the last Census, 7.0% of dwellings in Greater Adelaide were … Continue reading POSITION STATEMENT: No Empty Homes In A Crisis
POSITION STATEMENT: Rebuilding Public Housing
WHY WE CANNOT FIX THE HOUSING CRISIS WITHOUT REVIVING THE HOUSING TRUSTWhat Happened To Public Housing?Did you know that there was once a time where 1 in 3 new homes in SA were public housing?Over more than four decades, until the 1980s, the SA Housing Trust built some 95,000 homes, at the time, more than … Continue reading POSITION STATEMENT: Rebuilding Public Housing
‘How Do We Fix The Crisis?’ State Election Forum
State Election Forum On Housing And Homelessness (Adelaide Electorate)Wednesday February 18, 6pm-8pmPilgrim Uniting Church Centre, 12 Flinders Street, Adelaide Hear from people directly affected by the housing crisis, frontline services, and others, about the need for urgent action to tackle housing insecurity and homelessness, as well as candidates for the Adelaide electorate.Homelessness services are under-the-pump, … Continue reading ‘How Do We Fix The Crisis?’ State Election Forum
The Power Of Becoming An Activist
By Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Sara Walker. Read at our Anti-Poverty Week Enfield Community Lunch, on Monday October 13, 2025.Good Morning.I didn’t wake up one day and decide to become an activist. I just got tired of seeing good people — people I care about — struggle while the world looked the other way. Tired … Continue reading The Power Of Becoming An Activist