Latest poverty News

Astounded: More dollars for everyone except those with the least
Labor’s Welfare Payment Claims Are Cruel Joke
Recession Ends – Economic Challenges Remain
Government must do more as 22 cent indexation of Jobseeker completely insufficient
Procurement Proposals Pose Risk To People And Planet
Economist Offers Fresh Take On Pension Reform
‘I’ve never paid myself’: why the reality for female entrepreneurs doesn’t always match the rhetoric
Economic Bulletin January/February 2025
Release: Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance Calls for Family Tax Cuts to Ease Cost-of-Living Pressure
200,000 young people to be better off under Greens’ changes to JobSeeker and Youth Allowance
Static child poverty stats highlight need for urgent action
Action Needed Now, As Child Poverty Grows
Child Poverty statistics show challenges remain
Apology to the Stolen Generations Anniversary Breakfast, Parliament House Canberra
Benefit Levels Fail To Keep Families Out Of Poverty
Lyn Morgain to wrap up six years of service as Chief Executive of Oxfam Australia
Rent Assistance Increase Needed To Lift Retirees From Poverty
Boost rent assistance to help lift retirees out of poverty
NCOSS APPLAUDS FREE BREAKFAST FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CALLS FOR FURTHER EXPANSION
Government Plan Fails On Growing Public Housing Stock
Delivering More Social Homes In Bendigo
Govt’s Sanctions Regime Fails Us All
Congratulations to Greater Bendigo’s Citizen of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year
Government Spin Won’t Pay Rent
Higher benefits increase job-seekers’ time out of work: New research
“Much-needed” Super Changes Should Pass
Greens Will Raise PhD Stipend To National Minimum Wage
Greens welcome deadline extension but reiterate call for Bill to be binned
Today’s indexation fails to meet needs amid escalating crisis
Today’s indexation fails to meet needs amid escalating crisis
Govt’s miserly 1.5% minimum wage will take workers backwards
Govt child poverty targets allow for increase in poverty
Sanctions Regime To Create More Hardship For Families
Government sets target to reduce persistent poverty
Income support needs a real increase, not just indexation
Realizing women’s and girls’ human rights: A prerequisite and catalyst for progress
Government Smokescreen To Downgrade Climate Ambition
Almost $200,000 to support Noosa’s volunteer organisations
Govt Continues To Punch Down
Labor must immediately suspend all mutual obligations after DEWR revelations
Captain Tom Foundation report is a welcome reminder that charity is supposed to be solely for the public good
Australian fashion brands bring in billions, yet don’t pay their garment workers a living wage: Oxfam
Amendments & changes successfully achieved during Aged Care Act Consultations
Oxfam reaction to Australia’s pledge to the fund for Loss and Damage at COP29
Low income earners priced out of ACT despite it being most affordable city
Failed Boot Camp Experiment Must End
Govt’s Child Wellbeing Strategy ‘shallow And Shameful’
Improving the lives of young New Zealanders