Victoria under pressure to mandate reporting of homelessness deaths
Former housing minister and judge join push for reform in wake of Guardian Australia investigation
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A former housing minister and a supreme court judge have joined the chief executives of 23 homelessness agencies to call for reforms mandating the reporting of homelessness deaths.
Last month a Guardian Australia investigation revealed that Australians experiencing homelessness were dying at an average age of 44, a shocking life expectancy gap driven by violence, treatable illness and systemic failures across the housing, health and justice sectors.
Law (Australia) | The Guardian
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