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…
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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…
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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
The Federal Budget delivered on 29 March fails to provide the keys to unlocking poverty for all Australians. These are adequate income support above the…
A new report from the ACOSS/UNSW Sydney Poverty and Inequality Partnership – Covid, inequality and poverty in 2020 & 2021 shows that during the first ‘Alpha’ wave of the…
Read More We dramatically cut poverty in 2020 and we can do it again!
Anti-Poverty Week Executive Director and Dr Andrew Charlton were asked to address the National Press Club on 17 November – the title: Be alarmed: the…