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According to United Nation human rights expert, Australia is experiencing serious and hidden national housing crises.



Miloon Kothari, Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, visited urban and rural locations in six states, meeting with representatives from both the Government and civil society.



The issues he cited in preliminary observations to Australian authorities includes, widespread homelessness, the lack of affordable housing, long waits for dwindling public housing stock and inadequate Government planning for long-term safe housing, particularly in rural areas.



Mr. Kothari laid particular stress on the condition of women, which is very bad because of the negative impact of the housing situation.



His recommendations included adopting a national housing policy based on human rights, addressing homelessness and its causes as a matter of priority, and giving indigenous peoples a genuine participatory role in their affairs through an independent, well-resourced national body or organ.



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