Anti-Poverty Week supports the Federal Government’s economic reform initiatives and moves to adjust the taxation system to meet the needs of people experiencing poverty and…

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…

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…

Research data drawn from ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, ACOSS/UNSW Poverty in Australia reports, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and the Australian…

Why Anti-Poverty Week supports The Voice Accepting the invitation to walk together for a fairer Australia for all. We can work together to create a…

Let’s make sure that all Australian children and families can cover the basics and have a secure roof over their head.  Children can thrive and…

Anti-Poverty Week welcomes key elements of the Strengthening the Safety Net legislation, especially increasing the age of eligibility for Parenting Payment Single to 14 (from…

Anti-Poverty Week welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to develop an Early Years Strategy. Our submission addresses how the implementation of the Strategy can best reduce…

Analysing key Department of Social Services statistics on the eve of International Women’s Day, Anti-Poverty Week found that women make up more than 60% of…

Anti-Poverty Week makes the case for the need to measure Poverty and Child Wellbeing in our submission to Treasury on Measuring What Matters – to…

Anti-Poverty Week ED Toni Wren addressed the Senate Inquiry into the Extent and Nature of Poverty in Australia  on Monday 27 February. She presented evidence…

Australia can learn from New Zealand in how to effectively reduce child poverty Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a commitment in the 2017 election to…

Let’s make sure that all Australian children and families can cover the basics and have a secure roof over their head.  Children can thrive and…

Of half a million children in Australia who should be receiving child support directly from the paying parent, it is impossible to determine if they…

See latest Briefing on Women, Violence and Poverty as  Federal, State and Territory Women Minister’s meet on Friday 22 July 2022.  The Plan to Prevent…

APW How We Talk about Poverty In Australia-Revised2

15 May APW Election Poverty Briefing  

Let’s make sure that all Australian children and families can cover the basics and have a secure roof over their head.  Children can thrive and…