Child poverty in Australia is on the rise, and it’s more concerning than ever. New data shows that nearly a million ...

Australia is wealthy enough to end poverty tomorrow, yet millions remain below the line. As cost-of-living pressures dominate headlines, the real story is about political will: why governments punish ...

Australia’s welfare recipients are in crisis, surviving far below the poverty line, facing hardships that are only getting worse. A new report reveals just how deep the poverty problem has become, ...

Energy poverty is an emotive expression increasingly bandied about in Australian debate and especially in the media. The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, for example, ran a story over the Christmas ...

Australians relying on welfare payments such as JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and the Parenting Payment are being forced to survive far below the poverty line, facing worsening conditions of deprivation, ...