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Sharing the Couch is an NT Shelter initiative, featuring interviews with thought leaders in the affordable housing and homelessness sectors. New episodes are published every second Thursday.
NT Shelter is the peak body for affordable housing and homelessness in the Northern Territory, Australia.
NT Shelter is the peak body for affordable housing and homelessness in the Northern Territory, Australia.
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In the final episode for Season Two of Sharing the Couch, Peter chats to Emma Greenhalgh, CEO of National Shelter.Emma discusses national advocacy for affordable housing, her career journey and being true to who she is in such a nationally significant role.Subscribe for Season Three!
In episode 12 of season 2 of Sharing the Couch, Peter welcomes an international quest, Rob Lowth, National Director at the Housing First National Office in Ireland.
In episode 11, Peter speaks to Fiona York, CEO of Housing for the Aged Action Group (HAAG). The HAAG is the only Australian organisation specialised in the housing needs of older people.
Warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence. In this episode of Sharing the Couch, Peter chats to Annabelle Daniel, OAM. Annabelle talks about her career in the family violence sector, 'patient urgency' in the face of pressing issues and using anger as fuel.If this episode has raised issues for you, or if you are currently experiencing domestic family violence, call 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).
In season 2, episode 9 of Sharing the Couch, we chat to Dr Chris Martin, Senior Research Fellow in the City Futures Research Centre at UNSW. Previously at the Tenants' Union of NSW and author of the 'Tenants Rights Manual' (4th edition), the leading text on tenancy law and policy for tenants in NSW, Chris has extensive expertise in rental housing and housing affordability. We look forward to having Chris on the podcast again in the near future!
We return this fortnight with Ivan Simon, the CEO of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association (NATSIHA). Listen in as Ivan shares his career history and highlights and discusses the importance of having a national Aboriginal housing peak body.
Leanne Mitchell works with Brimbank City Council as Manager of Community Strengthening and Social Planning. She's also a 2019 Churchill Fellow and has just released her report into Local Government responses to homelessness.
In episode six, season two, Peter speaks to Liz Cameron-Smith, CEO of the Foyer Foundation. Foyers are integrated learning and accommodation settings for young people who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The Foyer Foundation manages and works to improve the quality standards of Foyers that operate in Australia. The Foyer Foundation sponsors research, works with the Foyer movement globally and advocates to Government at all levels.
What's the reality of being a renter in Australia? Hear from Bernie Barrett, Advocacy Coordinator at Better Renting, in this episode of Sharing the Couch.
In episode 4, season 2, Peter speaks to Kasy Chambers, Executive Director of Anglicare Australia in a wide-ranging discussion about homelessness, poverty, need and affordable housing. Kasy makes the point that we need to be highlighting what housing really means to the people who live in it!
In Season 2, Episode 3 of Sharing the Couch, Peter chats to Trina Jones. Trina is CEO of Homelessness in NSW. In this episode, the conversation covers assertive outreach, challenges and advocacy in the housing and homelessness space.
In Episode Two, Season Two of Sharing the Couch by NT Shelter, Peter chats to Rebecca Oelkers, CEO of BHC (formally Brisbane Housing Company).
Welcome to Season Two of Sharing the Couch by NT Shelter! Kicking off the season is a conversation with Louise McCormick, Commissioner for Infrastructure NT. Louise is a busy person! She's integral to ensuring the NT builds the public infrastructure needed to meet the NT Government’s goal of a $40 billion economy by 2030.Listen in and don't forget to subscribe!
Elvis Martin rounds out season #1 of Sharing the Couch! We look forward to continuing this successful initiative in 2023. Stay tuned, we already have exciting guests lined up. Elvis Martin, is a young Australian leader and advocate. Elvis is a Principal Ambassador for Youth Development Australia and a One Young World Ambassador. Elvis is dedicated to social justice and inclusion. He’s a strong believer in the power of lived experience. In episode #12, Elvis joins Peter on the virtual couch to discuss his work. Tune in here and don’t forget to subscribe!
In episode #11 of Sharing the Couch, Peter chats to David Pearson, CEO of the Australian Alliance to End Homelessness. David chats about homelessness in the political context (is it a vote winner? is there political will to end homelessness?), his work with advance to zero projects around the country and his desire to figure out what it's going to take to end homelessness in Australia.
Our guest on Sharing the Couch this week is Robert Pradolin, Founding Board Member of Housing All Australians. Housing All Australians was established to facilitate a private sector voice, through a commercial lens to advocate that the provision of housing for all Australians is fundamental economic infrastructure upon which to build a successful and prosperous economy.
On episode #8 of Sharing the Couch, Peter chats to Erin Turner, CEO of the Consumer Policy Research Centre. CPRC is an independent, non-profit, consumer think-tank established in 2016. CPRC works closely with policymakers, regulators, academia, industry and the community sector to develop, translate and promote evidence-based research to inform practice and policy change.
On episode #7 of Sharing the Couch, Peter speaks to Dave Pugh, CEO of Anglicare NT. Dave discusses his career journey and the importance of keeping your sense of self as you navigate working in the Territory. He also talks about kindness, a value of Anglicare NT and the line between being robust and kind.
To mark Homelessness Week 2022, we're releasing an episode of Sharing the Couch early! This week, we're sharing the couch with Dr Simon Quilty, NT Specialist Physician and Senior Lecturer at the Australian National University.
In our second episode of Sharing the Couch, NT Shelter EO, Peter McMillan, chats to the former CEO of National Shelter, Adrian Pisarski.
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