There are millions of Australians living in poverty, including over 750,000 children Experts say the government could lift millions out of poverty if it wanted to There are calls for Australia to ...

A national welfare body has found that 731,300 children under the age of 15 live in poverty in Australia today. They're among almost three million Australians living below the poverty line.

has found one in eight Australians, or 13.4 per cent, live below the poverty line – despite that number falling sharply during the pandemic due to increased social security payments. The ...

Charlotte Walker has made history. With huge challenges facing young people, better youth representation in politics is just ...

New research highlights the desperation of Australia's most vulnerable people, with more than half of those surveyed ...

According to the Australia Institute, 22.6 percent of retirees now live in poverty—a figure that has nearly doubled over the past decade. Former-state owned inner-Sydney Millers Point public ...

In October 2016, a report by the Australian Council for Social Services (ACOSS) found that poverty in Australia is increasing with 2.9 million people or 13.3 percent of the population living below ...

The diseases causing the early deaths of many Australians with disability are generally more common among people living in disadvantaged circumstances. We know poverty, poor-quality housing and ...