What stops you from becoming homeless? 2026 Australian Homelessness Conference with Natasha Mitchell and guests

What will stop you slipping into homelessness? In a cost-of-living crisis, it's getting harder to keep a secure roof over your head. And did you know that 14% of people accessing specialist homelessness services in Australia are unaccompanied children? That's thousands of children, homeless, alone. A conversation about what kind of community we want to create together, and how to prevent a crisis before it comes. Join Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell and guests at the 2026 Australian Homelessness Conference on Larrakia Country in Darwin.

Speakers

Professor Kerry Arabena

Descendant of the Meriam people from the Torres Strait

Managing Director, Karabena Consulting

Former co-Chair of the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples, Executive Director of Apunipima Cape York Health Council, and Chair of Indigenous Health at the University of Melbourne. Former president of Ecohealth International.

Rebecca Pinkstone

Chief Executive, Homes NSW, NSW Government

Non-executive director, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

Former CEO of a social housing provider

Catherine Robinson

Associate Professor in Communities and Social Justice, University of Tasmania