Australia is allowing its most vulnerable children to die through callous indifference. Every week, one homeless child dies. The biggest cause of death is children taking their own lives.

Stark new data from The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare reveals the horrifying dimension of the problem. Over the past decade, 520 children aged 12-17 died after seeking housing help, wth suicide the leading cause.

Melbourne City Mission's research shows that two in three young people using homelessness services alone without a parent were suicidal or self-harming.

These are children fleeing violence at home only to find a different kind of danger on the streets.

The policy failure should be a cause for national shame.

Last financial year, more than 6000 homeless children needed medium or

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