New research by the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS) has revealed the devastating consequences of the Australian government’s decision to ...

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, ...

A new report has painted a grim picture of Australia's employment system, calling on the federal government to urgently ...

Following last month’s economic reform roundtable, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said all attendees agreed “higher living standards is the holy grail, and a more productive economy is how we deliver it”.

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

One in seven Australians now lives below the poverty line. That’s 3.7 million people struggling to pay for food, power, and rent in a nation bursting with resources. It’s the great Australian ...

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, ...

Australia is providing $8 million over three years to implement the Middle East NGO Cooperation Agreements (AMENCA), an initiative that seeks to reduce the vulnerability of Palestinians to poverty and ...

Melissa Fisher, who relies on unemployment benefits, says she is barely surviving. "It's really hard … you're making choices that nobody should actually have to make," the Adelaide woman tells The ...

We’re kicking off our first meeting to discuss our plans for the 2026 SA State Election campaign, and we want your ideas and ...

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 ...

Being on your period can be agonising enough. However, a new study has found that a significant number of Australians don't even have access to period products, and are having to use toilet paper or ...