community news
Kelly wrote for community newspapers amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement, covering stories that highlighted social inequality. Kelly had a strong focus on Perth’s housing and poverty crisis, working closely with advocates to magnify voices of families and individuals living on the streets.
Her rich portfolio details complex topics around gender-based violence, community activism, sex worker’s rights, and First Nations advocacy
Tent City empties
The charred remains of Tent City in East Perth are now almost completely uninhabited.
Tent City blaze, a death trap.
In, what residents suspect was an arson attack, Tent City in East Perth goes up in flames, turning the fenced-in campsite into a potential death trap.
$3.8 million for Perth, but what about Fremantle?
The Department of Communities forks out $3.8 million for folks in Tent City in Perth’s CBD, but not the rough sleepers on their Freo doorstep, facing the toughest time of year.
Homeless women beg for protection
Women living in ‘Tent City’ on Northbridge’s fringe have called for urgent shelter to protect them from escalating rates of sexual assault and violence.