Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 – submission
Anti-Poverty Week submits that changes to Queensland legislation through the Making Queensland Safer Bill 2024 will not make communities safer. The changes do not address…
Better and Fairer Schools (funding) Bill submission
Anti-Poverty Week supports the purpose of this Bill to convert the current 20% Commonwealth contribution to the Schooling Resource Standard from a funding cap to…
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Millions living in poverty the focus of Anti-Poverty Week campaigns
Children, people on income support, those experiencing homelessness, older women, domestic and family violence survivors and First Nations people are among more than three million…
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Victorian government backflip on raising the age
The Victorian Government’s Backflip on raising the age of criminal responsibility to 14 is a step backwards say Victoria’s Commission for Children and Young People. “The…
Proposed energy efficiency upgrades could help low-income households
A new Deloitte Access Economics report backed by ACOSS finds that energy efficiency upgrades for low-income households will help people experiencing disadvantage, provide economic stimulus…
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Inequality in income mobility – Productivity Commission report
Income mobility is not being experienced equally by all Australians with some people being left behind a new report from The Productivity Commission shows. Fairly…
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