Julie Smith gives an insight into the Matthew Talbot Hostel Clinic

“We bear witness to their lives, and I think that's incredibly important. We are able to advocate for better services, better justice, better health."”

“I really love working with homeless people. We run a seven day a week service, 365 days a year. It means that anyone can walk in any day. We can get them to see a GP – if they need to be seen that day, they’ll be prioritised. If they’ve got a serious mental illness, they’ll have a referral written by the GP and they will see a psychiatrist. We assess where someone is with their health, get them to see a doctor, diagnosed, treated and then monitor their treatment.”

“By providing a primary health clinic – the only one of its kind, probably in Australia, for homeless people – we are filling this huge gap in social justice and health care for the people we assist.”