Why Anti-Poverty Week Supports The Voice 04.08.2023 Latest News / Main Posts 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… Read More Why Anti-Poverty Week Supports The Voice
Budget 2023 misses opportunity to seriously tackle poverty 10.05.2023 Latest News / Main Posts Statement by Toni Wren, Executive Director, Anti-Poverty Week 10 May 2023: It was promising to see increases in income support that we have long called… Read More Budget 2023 misses opportunity to seriously tackle poverty
Welcome changes to Parenting Payment will reduce poverty for women and children 09.05.2023 Latest News / Main Posts / Media Releases Anti-Poverty Week welcomes the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Government will reverse the damaging decision to cut the single parenting payment and restore it to… Read More Welcome changes to Parenting Payment will reduce poverty for women and children
Independents support restoring Parenting Payment to single mums 29.03.2023 Latest News / Media Releases Community Independent MPs Zoe Daniel, Kylea Tink, Dr Monique Ryan and Zali Steggall today joined called for the restoration of Single Parent Payment to mothers… Read More Independents support restoring Parenting Payment to single mums
Senate Inquiry into Poverty Hearing 27 February 10.02.2023 Latest News / Main Posts 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… Read More Senate Inquiry into Poverty Hearing 27 February
New research confirms 1 in 6 Australian kids live in poverty 14.10.2022 Latest News / Main Posts One in eight people in Australia, including one in six children are living in poverty, a new report released on the eve of Anti-Poverty Week has found,… Read More New research confirms 1 in 6 Australian kids live in poverty
Child support failure costs children and Budget 18.08.2022 Latest News / Media Releases Anti-Poverty Week and the National Council for Single Mothers and Their Children call on the Albanese government to fix the child support system that is… Read More Child support failure costs children and Budget
Readers agree that Labor must reverse Howard-Gillard wrong 16.08.2022 Latest News Readers respond to Dr Chris Wallace’s Sydney Morning Herald/The Age opinion piece – Julia Gillard committed a terrible wrong. It’s time for Albanese to right… Read More Readers agree that Labor must reverse Howard-Gillard wrong
Ten days paid leave won’t solve poverty trap for women leaving violence 29.07.2022 Latest Briefings / Latest News / Main Posts The legislation to provide 10 days of paid leave to victims of domestic violence is a welcome first step towards righting the wrong for women… Read More Ten days paid leave won’t solve poverty trap for women leaving violence
Women’s Ministers Must Address Poverty and Homelessness 21.07.2022 Latest Briefings / Latest News 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… Read More Women’s Ministers Must Address Poverty and Homelessness
Action on Housing Needs to Focus on Those Doing it Toughest 15.05.2022 Latest News More than 1.4 million Australian households are receiving the totally inadequate Commonwealth Rent Assistance and in 28 of the 30 most marginal seats, there are… Read More Action on Housing Needs to Focus on Those Doing it Toughest
People doing it toughest lose prospect of JobSeeker increase 13.04.2022 Latest News Neither of the two major parties competing to govern the country are prepared to commit to an increase in JobSeeker and relieve the cost of… Read More People doing it toughest lose prospect of JobSeeker increase
Federal Election – Poverty Briefing and key data by Electorate now available 08.04.2022 Latest News More than 3 million Australians lived in poverty before the pandemic struck. In December 2021, some 2.4 million adults and children were struggling to survive… Read More Federal Election – Poverty Briefing and key data by Electorate now available
Concerns that poverty will rise with Government decision on further cuts to the Coronavirus Supplement 11.11.2020 Main Posts Anti-Poverty Week, like many of our supporters and partner organisations, is deeply concerned that income security cuts announced on November 10 will create unnecessary poverty… Read More Concerns that poverty will rise with Government decision on further cuts to the Coronavirus Supplement