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🎉 One Year with Street Law! 🎉![]()
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We’re thrilled to celebrate Éilis’ one-year milestone with Street Law.![]()
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Over the past year, Éilis has achieved so much. She completed her Practical Legal Training with us through The Piddington Society, worked as a paralegal, and is now a Junior Solicitor following her admission.![]()
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Éilis is a valued member of our team and has made a real difference for our centre and our clients. We are so grateful that she chose to stay with Street Law after completing her PLT.![]()
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You will find Éilis on our free advice line most weeks, providing free legal advice under the supervision of our senior lawyers. ![]()
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Here is to another amazing year ahead. 👏
Imagine being 11 years old and homeless, just weeks away from starting high school.![]()
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That was Caitlin’s reality. She recalls that she “would beg to sleep on friends’ couches and try to keep myself invisible and not draw any attention to myself.”![]()
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Now 18, Caitlin experienced homelessness for four years, three of which she did not attend school. Her story is not rare, with hundreds of young people in Western Australia facing the same situation.![]()
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Advocates are calling on the WA Government to invest $150 million to end youth homelessness. Because in the wealthiest state in Australia, no child should be invisible.![]()
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Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-02/call-for-action-to-help-youth-homelessness-hidden-population/10629...
The Street Law team are now accredited Mental Health First Aiders.![]()
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A big shout out to Tracy Rainford for the fantastic in person workshop. Through this training, we learned how to recognise the signs of mental illness and mental health crisis, provide initial support, and help people access appropriate services.
Today is a day to stand in solidarity with First Nations peoples of Australia.![]()
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January 26 is not a day of celebration for many. While referred to as “Australia Day,” it marks the 1788 arrival of the First Fleet and the beginning of colonisation — the invasion of Aboriginal lands, the disruption of cultures, the loss of lives, and an enduring legacy of trauma for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.![]()
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Street Law stands with the call for Not A Date To Celebrate and supports the need for our government to acknowledge the deep harm caused by continuing to celebrate January 26. A date that causes pain and grief for First Nations communities cannot reflect the values of unity, respect, and reconciliation.![]()
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Known by many as Invasion Day, Survival Day, or the Day of Mourning, January 26 marks the start of colonisation, dispossession of Country, culture and language, and the mass loss of First Nations lives.![]()
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Join us in solidarity with First Nations communities. Sign the petition pulse.ly/wi9nx09jjy, which calls on the government to change the date of Australia Day, recognise January 26 as a day of mourning, and commit to truth-telling, respect for First Nations sovereignty, and genuine steps towards justice and reconciliation.
Thousands of Australians sleep rough every night, despite millions spent on homelessness services![]()
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South Australia and Western Australia spent $452M and $388M on homelessness services over four years, but rising need means people are still left without homes, and services are stuck in “crisis mode.”![]()
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Meanwhile, Finland has cut long-term homelessness by 68% in just over a decade— due to a “housing first” approach: providing homes before anything else, alongside wraparound support.![]()
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Research conducted by the University of Melbourne asked a simple question: what would it take to end rough sleeping in Perth and Bunbury, and inner city Adelaide?![]()
➡️ Perth & Bunbury: 1,300 homes![]()
➡️ Inner-city Adelaide: 150 homes![]()
➡️ Estimated cost: $500M over 5 years in Perth and Bunbury, $50M in inner city Adelaide. ![]()
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Yes, it would be a big investment in the Perth and Bunbury areas, but the payoff is clear:![]()
✅ The number of people who have stable accommodation would jump from 37% → 75%![]()
✅ Governments save $130M in health & criminal justice costs over a five years![]()
✅ Long-term social benefits of $1.23 for every $1 spent in Perth and Bunbury.![]()
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Ending rough sleeping is possible, the government just needs to invest in long term solutions. ![]()
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Source: theconversation.com/how-much-does-it-cost-to-end-rough-sleeping-an-australian-first-study-may-hav...
