In the final episode for Season Two of Sharing the Couch, Peter chats to Emma Greenhalgh, CEO of National Shelter.Emma discusses national advocacy for affordable housing, her career journey and being true to who she is in such a nationally significant role.Subscribe for Season Three!

In episode 12 of season 2 of Sharing the Couch, Peter welcomes an international quest, Rob Lowth, National Director at the Housing First National Office in Ireland.

Warning: this episode discusses domestic and family violence. In this episode of Sharing the Couch, Peter chats to Annabelle Daniel, OAM. Annabelle talks about her career in the family violence sector, 'patient urgency' in the face of pressing issues and using anger as fuel.If this episode has raised issues for you, or if you are currently experiencing domestic family violence, call 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).

In season 2, episode 9 of Sharing the Couch, we chat to Dr Chris Martin, Senior Research Fellow in the City Futures Research Centre at UNSW. Previously at the Tenants' Union of NSW and author of the 'Tenants Rights Manual' (4th edition), the leading text on tenancy law and policy for tenants in NSW, Chris has extensive expertise in rental housing and housing affordability. We look forward to having Chris on the podcast again in the near future!

We return this fortnight with Ivan Simon, the CEO of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Association (NATSIHA). Listen in as Ivan shares his career history and highlights and discusses the importance of having a national Aboriginal housing peak body.

Leanne Mitchell works with Brimbank City Council as Manager of Community Strengthening and Social Planning. She's also a 2019 Churchill Fellow and has just released her report into Local Government responses to homelessness.

In episode six, season two, Peter speaks to Liz Cameron-Smith, CEO of the Foyer Foundation. Foyers are integrated learning and accommodation settings for young people who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. The Foyer Foundation manages and works to improve the quality standards of Foyers that operate in Australia. The Foyer Foundation sponsors research, works with the Foyer movement globally and advocates to Government at all levels.

What's the reality of being a renter in Australia? Hear from Bernie Barrett, Advocacy Coordinator at Better Renting, in this episode of Sharing the Couch.

In episode 4, season 2, Peter speaks to Kasy Chambers, Executive Director of Anglicare Australia in a wide-ranging discussion about homelessness, poverty, need and affordable housing. Kasy makes the point that we need to be highlighting what housing really means to the people who live in it!