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Poverty

Australian Wealth Inequality Worsens Amidst Cost of Living Crisis

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Oxfam Australia’s latest annual report on wealth inequality shows billionaires in Australia have doubled their wealth since 2020, despite a global pandemic and the cost of living crisis. The report, called ‘Inequality Inc,’ revealed billionaires have increased their wealth by 70%, while many everyday Australians struggle to put food on the table. Oxfam is calling …

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Millions of Australians facing Food Insecurity, report finds

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A new report has revealed most Australians don’t know where to get help for food insecurity. Foodbank Australia’s latest annual Hunger report shows more than three-and-a-half million households in Australia experienced a moderate-to-severe level of food insecurity this year. Cost of living was rated the most significant issue Australians were concerned about, followed by the …

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“Housing is a Human Right” SA rally calls for action on housing

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A day before the International Day of Human Rights, poverty advocacy groups joined for a National Day of Action Housing Rally in South Australia, calling for more social housing and rental affordability solutions. The online event highlighted the severe impacts of tightening rental markets, a situation where many Aussies are forced to choose between essential …

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Advocates call for national wellbeing framework to address poverty

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The Albanese government has released Australia’s inaugural national wellbeing framework, ‘Measuring What Matters.’  The framework includes 50 key indicators and aims to track societal and economic progress more effectively. Themes of Healthy, Secure, Sustainable, Cohesive and Prosperous underpin the framework, which will be in addition to more traditional measurements like GDP, employment, and inflation.  The …

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No Jobseeker increase despite desperate calls, leaves local advocacy group “appalled”

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The Federal Government’s indication to not adopt a committee recommendation to raise Jobseeker payments in next month’s budget, has been met with anger.   An Adelaide-based poverty advocacy group says this is “abandoning the most vulnerable” during the cost of living crisis.   The Federal Government created the Economic Inclusion Committee last year to review …

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COP27 addresses inequality and Indigenous communities

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COP27 is taking place in Egypt. Some of the key issues include keeping global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius, and developing countries receiving financial assistance in mitigating and adapting to climate change. Experts say vulnerable developing countries are demanding finance for ‘loss and damage’ because they have polluted less and currently mitigating climate change’s impacts …

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