Tracy Adams

Tracy Adams is a 63-year-old environmental scientist from Maleny, Queensland, who is facing the dual challenges of starting chemotherapy for bowel cancer while also being evicted from her home. After living in her rental for five years, her landlords decided to sell the property, giving her just a month’s notice to vacate. With limited income due to her chronic illness and being a single parent, Adams has struggled to find affordable housing and has been rejected from social housing despite multiple applications. Her situation highlights the broader crisis of homelessness among older women in Australia, a demographic increasingly at risk due to systemic inequalities.