2023 was our 21st year of acting on poverty. We maintained advocacy to reduce poverty throughout the year, especially in the lead-up to the May Budget. In October we ran Anti-Poverty Week over TWO weeks from 15 – 27 October.
With the support of our National Facilitators Group and State and Territory Co-chairs we held over 40 events across the country and released these major national reports:
- Melbourne Institute – Breaking Down the Barriers reports on Earnings Shocks, and community profiles of Poverty
- Foodbank Australia released its annual Hunger Report 2023 finding 3.7million households struggled to put food on the table this year
- Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute (AHURI) released a report on the impacts of unaffordable housing on people living in poverty.
- Anglicare Australia put out their Essential Connections report on the impact of lack of access to essential internet services experienced by people in poverty.
For more see:
October 2023 APW Reports and Events
APW 2023 Media Coverage Report
2023 Briefing to Federal Parliamentarians
Along with most of our partner organisations, Anti-Poverty Week supported the Yes case for recognising First Nations people in our constitution through a Voice to Parliament.
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