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The Australian Council of Social Service recently released their 2024 Raise the Rate Survey, revealing the majority of Australians on Jobseeker, Youth Allowance and related income support are barely able to keep up with basic financial demands. With many having to cut back on electricity use, and some having to choose between healthcare and the …
Australian women are rallying together to protect the world’s most vulnerable girls, as data reveals 12 million girls under the age of 18 become child brides each year across the globe. The ‘1,000 Voices for 1,000 Girls’ campaign sees influential Australian women teaming up with World Vision, to rewrite the stories of vulnerable girls. Image: …
A new report has found Australians on the lowest incomes are being priced out of rental markets across the country, despite recent increases to Centrelink and Rent Assistance payments. Released by advocacy group Everybody’s Home, the Priced Out 2024 report reveals those on JobSeeker, pensions, and minimum wage are facing severe rental stress in every …
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A landmark report from Australia’s Human Rights Commission reflects long-standing calls for youth and child justice reform across Australia, urging federal, state and territory governments to renew their approach… The report called ‘Help Way Earlier’ was produced by Australia’s National Commissioner Anne Hollands, and made recommendations on improving the wellbeing of vulnerable children. It …
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Over half a million low-income households in Australia are either experiencing homelessness, live in overcrowded homes or are spending over 30 percent of their income on rent – that’s according to a recent report, Quantifying Australia’s Unmet Housing Need: A national Snapshot. Here in South Australia over 7000 are without secure housing, and one local …
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Australia’s cost of living and housing crises are leading to an increase in people experiencing homelessness across the country. Homelessness Australia has revealed the number of people who are rough sleeping and subsequently reaching out for help has increased by 20 per cent. They also record that services can provide help to some individuals but …
A new report shows young Australians are feeling robbed of their youth, with cost of living pressures and lack of support named the greatest factors. The report was published by the Monash Centre for Youth Policy and Education Practice, and analysed the data collected for the 2022 Australian youth barometer. Finding 45 per cent of …
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Refugee advocates are urging the government to take the lives of asylum seekers more seriously. Social support for people seeking asylum was cut by 95 per cent, with successive Federal Governments forcing people seeking asylum further into poverty, sickness and homelessness. It comes as the Albanese government spent less than half of the nearly 37 …
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