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In this edition of Housing Matters read about the responses to our housing and homelessness Election Platform, an update from the SA Housing Trust about older women and housing security and our progress on Modern Villages.

In this edition of Housing Matters we are sharing our calls to action for Anti Poverty Week. You can listen to our Executive Director, Alice and Simon Schrapel speak with ABC Adelaide about what we need to focus on to eradicate poverty.

In this edition of Housing Matters you can find out more about our strategic communications project and lend us your support, leading up to the State Election in 2026, housing and homelessness must be on the agenda! Also, save the date for our AGM.

In this edition of Housing Matters there are leadership opportunities available by applying to join the Shelter SA Board, including office bearer roles of Treasurer and Chairperson, as part of our succession planning.

In this edition of Housing Matters there is an invitation for you to join our human right to housing workshop - its free but you must register and we encourage our members and stakeholder to participate in Anti Poverty Week 2025.

In this edition of Housing Matters we are reflecting on the Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence recommendations as they relate to housing and homelessness. Plus, we are reminding you about Anti-Poverty week this year (coming soon) and calling you to action to end poverty.

The Shelter SA Election Platform was developed in collaboration with our members at a Housing Summit event in May 2025. The Platform has been sent to all parliamentarians, seeking their commitments to improving access to the housing that South Australians need and can afford and ending homelessness. The responses will be published here so stay tuned!

In today's news update we reflect on the lack of evidence-based policy when it comes to a recent, shocking murder at a medium-density public housing site, and outline alternative approaches to improve the safety of tenants and there's an opportunity for a sponsored place at the upcoming National Housing Conference.

In this edition of Housing Matters there is a Homes4Good update, an invitation to our members and news about progress in innovation and modern methods of construction.

In today's news update we're reminding our subscribers that Shelter SA is a registered charity and that we welcome donations to support our housing advocacy - all tax deductible! Its also membership renewal time.

In this edition of Housing Matters there's a reminder for our members to register their team for the Housing Summit! Places are filling fast so don't miss out. Great news about the progression of a human rights act for South Australia and interesting research about politics vs "bad public policy".

There must be an election coming! In this Housing Matters blog we're looking at the housing announcements leading up to the Federal Election, there are winners and losers, perhaps not in keeping with our tagline, housing is a human right!