Home | AHURI AHC Skip to main content Main navigation Menu Close menu About Lived experience News Program Advisory Working Groups Promote the conference Program Register What to do in the Northern Territory Speakers Sponsorship Sponsors Exhibitors FAQs Contact Search Search Close Australian Homelessness Conference 2026 Disrupting the narrative 7-8 October 2026 Darwin Convention Centre The Australian Homelessness Conference is Australia’s largest homelessness conference, bringing together all sectors addressing homelessness in Australia to share new ideas, best practices, and opportunities for system reform. The program is shaped by sector leaders and features the latest research, leading policy ideas, and best practice examples of homelessness service provision in Australia and internationally. The theme of this year's conference is Homelessness: Disrupting the narrative. The conference will be held Wednesday 7 and Thursday 8 October 2026 at the Darwin Convention Centre. Latest conference news 11th August 2026 in News Meet the speakers: the people moving research from the page to the frontline Attendees at previous Australian Homelessness Conferences told us they wanted to hear more from researchers, and how research can be tailored to work with the sector, rather than dictating to it. We listened. Learn more 27th July 2026 in News Meet the speakers: the people deploying AI on the homelessness frontline Demand for homelessness services keeps outpacing supply, with workforce shortages, high caseloads, and limited after-hours capacity stretching the sector thin. AI offers real opportunities to close these gaps, and some services are already deploying it to extend reach and build capability. Learn more 20th July 2026 in News Meet the Speakers: The voices reshaping the conversation on First Nations youth homelessness National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young People Sue-Anne Hunter will deliver her Australian Homelessness Conference 2026 keynote address at a landmark moment for First Nations children and young people. Learn more View all conference news Australian Homelessness Conference 2026 The Australian Homelessness Conference, Australia's largest homelessness conference, will be held in Darwin in 2026. Location Darwin Convention Centre 10 Stokes Hill Road, Darwin NT 0800 Explore what to do in NT Registration is now open. REGISTER Contact us Australian Homelessness Conference Level 12, 460 Bourke Street Melbourne, Victoria 3000 Australia +61 3 9660 2300 [email protected] Follow us AHURI acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout our nation, and we pay our respect to Elders past and present. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ connections to land, sea and community, and respect their cultural, spiritual and educational practices. © Copyright ©2026 Australian Homelessness Conference 2026 Footer Home Privacy Complaints Accessibility