We’re innovative when housing bushfire victims. Why not all the homeless?

Sat, 14 Mar 2020 07:00:58 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<https://theconversation.com/were-innovative-when-housing-bushfire-victims-why-not-all-the-homeless-132268>

"With more than 3,500 homes destroyed by disastrous bushfires, the
willingness of government and community to work together to find ways to
house people has been heartwarming. Australians showed great concern for
people who were unable to return home. Responses to help find housing
while they rebuild their lives and homes, which might take years in some
cases, have been fast and innovative.

But what about the many more people who were homeless before the
bushfires? On the 2016 Census night, 116,427 were homeless. If the same
government and community effort went into helping people who are
homeless for reasons other than bushfires, some innovative solutions
might be found."

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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