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Anglicare Reveals Aussie ‘Food Shock’

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th October 2012 - 
A new report reveals that 45,000 households using Anglicare services are food insecure.  New research estimates that 45,000 households using Anglicare Emergency Relief…

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Where’s the Gender Equality for Sole Parents?

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th October 2012 -  Gender and class equality should go hand in hand says John Falzon, St Vincent de Paul Society National Council Chief Executive and a member of the Australian Social Inclusion Board…

Poverty a Persistent Problem in Australia – Report

Lina Caneva, Monday, 15th October 2012 - 
A new ACOSS report reveals that one in eight people in Australia are living in poverty. 
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One in eight people are living in poverty in Australia…

Newstart Recipients Living in Poverty

Staff Reporter, Friday, 21st October 2011 -  If their income was reduced to $243 per week – the unemployment payment – more than 60% of Australians would stop buying fresh food and almost half would not visit a doctor…

Uncovering Australia’s Real Cost of Living

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th October 2011 -  In Australia’s two-speed economy, cost of living pressures for some poorer households have far outpaced CPI figures and are exposing more people to the risk of falling into…

ACOSS Calls for Anti-Poverty Plan

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 28th October 2010 -  The national peak body for the welfare sector, ACOSS has called for a National Anti-Poverty Plan, as the Not for Profit sector reflects on the outcomes of Anti-Poverty Week.
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Community Sector & Unions Call on Parliament to Tackle Poverty

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 19th October 2010 -  Four leading community groups and unions have called on the Federal Government, the Opposition, The Australian Greens and the independants to outline their priorities for combating…

Salvos Report: Perceptions of Poverty

Staff Reporter, Monday, 18th October 2010 -  New Roy Morgan Research being released by The Salvation Army shows 9.5 million Australians feel that taking action to reduce poverty should be a “very high priority”…
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