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With the second season of the SBS documentary series Filthy, Rich and Homeless set to air, The National Homelessness Conference 2018 will host an engaging session examining the media's portrayal of homelessness issues.

The National Homelessness Conference 2018 will open with a keynote address from Professor Marah Curtis, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

A campaign called ‘The Home Stretch’, that aims to reduce homelessness by increasing the age young people can stay in foster care to 21, has been successful in South Australia and Tasmania (both have announced plans to extend care) and is now working towards the same reform in Victoria and NSW.

The Australian Government has published the details of the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement, which was created in the 2017-18 Australian Budget and comes into effect on 1 July 2018.

While Australian state and territory governments do not have unified residential tenancy laws, there has been some debate about no grounds evictions and improving security of tenure for renters. The policy debate centres upon finding a fair balance between the rights of property owners to be free to do what they wish with their property, with the rights of tenants who are paying for the service of safe and secure housing (i.e. their home).