August 13, 2026
Housing is a human right Housing is widely recognised as a basic human right. In Australia, the government’s failure to adequately invest in public housing and services means that long-term …
Homeless Persons Union Victoria & AFR Team – Blog, Conversation
July 21, 2026
July 21, 2026
Pride Month is a time for celebration and community in the City of Sydney. However, on the 13 June 2026, those celebrations came to an abrupt end as a result …
June 23, 2026
June 23, 2026
SUBMISSION SUMMARY In June 2026, The Alternative First Responders (AFR) Team put forward a submission to The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs for the Inquiry …
AFR Team – Formal Statement, News, Submission
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
On Tuesday 12 May, The Alternative First Responder Team launched The Kitchen Table Conversation Toolkit with The Law Reform and Justice (LRSJ) Program, ANU at the Food Co-op & Shop, in Canberra. …
March 9, 2026
March 9, 2026
Dr Chris Maylea is a social worker, lawyer, and Professor of Law at La Trobe University. He has practice experience in mental health services as a social worker and manager, …
Dr Chris Maylea and Dr Panos Karanikolas – Blog, Opinion Piece
March 5, 2026
March 5, 2026
Ahead of the South Australia state elections, we’ve created an election explainer to clearly outline where each political party stands on issues related to alternative first responders and community safety. …
AFR Team – News
February 19, 2026
February 19, 2026
South Australia’s political leaders are being urged to rethink how community safety is funded, with a growing demand for care-led alternatives to policing that prevent harm. Alternative First Responders are not new, they are …
AFR Team – Formal Statement
February 9, 2026
February 9, 2026
Alternative First Responders Submission Summary In December 2025, the Alternative First Responder Team put forward a submission to the inquiry, with a focus on Terms of Reference 2B: evidence of …
AFR Team – Formal Statement, Submission
January 29, 2026
January 29, 2026
As we arrive in 2026, we wanted to reflect on how far this work has come, the lessons learned along the way, and the collective effort that brought us here. Alternative First Responder …
AFR Team – Blog
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