Housing for the Aged Action Group

21/08/2026

A great conversation on renting on on Life Matters, speaking with two women who have rented their whole lives, one in her 80's and one in her 50's. They speak really well about the impact of having no security of tenure, high rents and low quality housing. Well done for speaking up! And great to hear public housing (as well as stronger protection for private renters) being proposed by the and picked up in the media.

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18/08/2026

Why are older people needing care at home being fed to an algorithmic machine? Why does the government think it's acceptable to trust an opaque computer system to make decisions rather than listening to health care professionals or older people themselves?

Using expert analysis, evidence revealed by bureaucrats at Senate estimates, and documents obtained under FOI, Four Corners reveals the fullest picture yet of the secretive algorithm affecting the lives of tens of thousands of older Australians and their families.

14/08/2026

"Don't be ashamed of your situation," says Vera, who tells her story of finding herself homeless in later life, a not uncommon story for many women following divorce, illness or job loss. Fantastic to see the issue of older women's homelessness in the spotlight

Vera struggled to survive after spending her savings on rent.

13/08/2026

Did you ever feel like someone was playing snakes and ladders with your life? It's great to see Housing Older Women’s Support Service getting itself established to provide another ladder to women in Queensland.

Get financial assistance? Move forward. Feeling unsafe? Back you go. For older women facing housing insecurity, navigating the ups and downs can be like a game of snakes and ladders.

13/08/2026

Some photos from our film screening at the State Library last Friday. Older people are demanding to be heard in the upcoming Victorian election and not shoved to the side as we saw in those documentaries! Thanks to the Mornington Support Centre for joining us, and to all our housing champions!

04/08/2026

Bay Views for All, the story of Port Melbourne Public housing residents fighting to save their home is traveling along the coast to screen in Geelong ,as well as in Melbourne at the State Library during Homelessness Week https://barakbeacon.com/ ,

Told without warning that their Port Melbourne homes would be demolished, residents of the Barak Beacon housing estate join forces to fight for a future in safe, secure and affordable Public Housing.Shot over two years, the story follows seven residents as they experience the destruction of their ho...

04/08/2026

Older Public Housing Residents have a message for the Housing Minister. Help them to deliver it on Spring St this Wednesday at 12:30pm

This is a terrific group - 44 Flats United. They do amazing work!!! Try and get down to this snap event if you possibly can! - Fiona R.

03/08/2026

Older public housing residents have a message for the housing minister! Come and help them deliver it on Spring St this Wednesday at 12:30

03/08/2026

Screening this Friday! Get your free tickets here https://www.oldertenants.org.au/events/views-from-the-bay-homelessness-week-documentary-screening

23/07/2026

Walk a mile in the shoes of these homeless older women, and tell me again that people don't deserve safe and affordable public housing.

Women and girls make up 60 per cent of the estimated 289,000 people who seek help across Australia, according to the latest statistics from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.