Australian charities unite for homeless

Major Australian charities including Anglicare, Mission Australia and The Salvation Army have united to urge government to halve homelessness within a decade.

The six charities, also including St Vincent de Paul, UnitingCare and Wesley Mission, want the government to commit to a national plan of affordable housing, early intervention and social support.

The organisations, who are set to meet in Sydney on Tuesday, will conduct homelessness forums and discuss the matter with all three major political parties.

"This should include strategies aimed at identifying risk factors and population groups including women and children escaping domestic and family abuse, Indigenous communities, young people leaving care and older people in the private rental market," the charities said in a statement on Monday.

More than 100,000 Australians are homeless on any given night.