Since when should we Trust in Liars? Much Less Perpetrators!
That’s Exactly what SO MANY did in Last Election Time, when Albanese Waved a 'Wage Rise' under their Noses and CHEATED THEM Again. Everyone, please Get Smart and Never let his Next 'Bag of Tricks' Work again!
The Days of Innocent Politics is Over, I don't remember any.
And Albanese is the WORST By Far.
People who LIE that Much Never Change Their Ways…only Their Tactics...
but their Methods are the Same.
Emma Homeless At An Early Age,
She Finally Has A Home - STOP Merciless Migration
We Need To Look After OUR OWN!
Emma was Homeless just weeks before sitting her high school exams,
and her Story is believed to be shared by Many More
By Costa Haritos ABC
Emma Powell didn't know where she was going to sleep from one day to the next after she was plunged into homelessness weeks after starting high school.
"I had my 13th birthday in crisis housing. I wasn't very hopeful," she said.
Her family was told to vacate its rental property for renovations and struggled to find a new place to live.
"It was really hard. We were bouncing between places."
Ms Powell said she and her siblings missed countless days of learning and spent their weekends going to Home Inspections.
They're not alone.
More than 77,000 Children sought help from homelessness services in 2023–24, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
"It was pretty impossible to shield us from what was happening," Ms Powell said.
"I wanted to be motivated but I just couldn't. My mind was preoccupied."
After reaching the end of year 12 — a huge feat in itself — Ms Powell and her family were given a lifeline.
They found another rental property in Langwarrin, on Melbourne's southern edge, after six years of living in multiple temporary places.
But that created some new challenges.
"I didn't even recognise the suburb," she said.
Weeks before sitting her final exams, Ms Powell had to wake early every day and wasn't getting back home until it was dark because she had to travel nearly three hours each way to get from her new home to her school in Heathmont, in Melbourne's east.
At the same time, she had to take on the household chores and was working part-time to support her mother, who was blind.
Despite the busy routine, Ms Powell remained determined during her turbulent exam period.
"I was ecstatic when I got my [university] admission letter because I was like 'well this is the start of my life'," she said.
Young people looking for help
More than 67,000 students are expected to complete the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) this year, and tens of thousands are currently sitting at least one exam.
"I'd be very surprised if 10,000 weren't in difficult family situations," said Heidi Tucker from Anchor, a not-for-profit helping young people facing homelessness.
"Unfortunately, a lot of these young people suffer in silence. They tend to just soldier on and try to push through, even when there are so many barriers in their way."
In Victoria, the State Schools' Relief (SSR) program helps provide disadvantaged students with new uniforms and other education needs.
The not-for-profit scheme is funded by the state government and helped a record 94,000 students in 2023–24.
It found there were about 225,000 students from low socio-economic backgrounds across the state who could not afford essential items in 2020.
"These young people carry so much on their shoulders,"
Ms Tucker said.
"When you add in trauma, instability and chaos, it's hard to imagine how hard they have to work just to stay in school."
The SSR program also provides free breakfast and lunch for disadvantaged students.
"Our priority is that every child, no matter where they live, has access to a world-class education," a Department of Education spokesperson said.
A new life after school
Despite the constant upheaval in her younger years, Ms Powell said she always felt connected to the routine of going to school.
She received help from SSR, Anchor and school support staff, which she said was immeasurable.
"Take the help. It feels weird to accept help from people, even if you didn't ask for it," she said
"But the people who are offering help, they're offering help because they want to and they want you to do better.
"I wouldn't be where I was without everything that happened."
The 21-year-old is now in her third year of a Bachelor of Science degree at University, majoring in Immunology.
"I'm in a place where I realise that everything that's happened to me has shaped me as a person."
"This is my time now. I can leave everything behind me and move forward."