Poverty

ACOSS strongly commends Senate call to urgently act to end poverty in Australia

Menchie Khairuddin March 5, 2024

ACOSS strongly commends the Senate Community Affairs References Committee’s call to urgently act to end poverty in Australia including revisiting the rate of income support

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Latest News, Poverty, nonprofit, Finance, research, Fundraising

New research by Salvation Army reveals surge in extreme poverty amid cost-of-living

Menchie Khairuddin May 18, 2023

New research reveals 91% of Queensland respondents who reached out to The Salvation Army for support were struggling to afford basic living necessities. Thousands of

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Poverty, Gender and LGBTIQ+, Jobs, Social Affairs, Latest News

SAGE responds to the Workplace Gender Equality Amendment Bill

Menchie Khairuddin March 30, 2023

Gender pay gap transparency will encourage accountability, and its publication is one key solution to drive action to closing the gender pay gap, according to

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Social Affairs, Women, Poverty, nonprofit, Leadership, Humanitarian Crisis, Featured CEO

Featured CEO: Peter Walton on making a positive impact by amplifying the voices of local communities

Menchie Khairuddin January 11, 2023

For more than 75 years, CARE Australia has provided humanitarian relief all around the world. Over the decades, the organisation has evolved to now focus

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Latest News, Poverty, nonprofit, Charities, News

CARE Australia endorses historic pledge focusing on equitable partnerships, authentic storytelling, and influencing wider change

Menchie Khairuddin October 31, 2022

CARE Australia endorses a historic pledge and leads the push for a more equitable aid system. A historic pledge for a more equitable aid system

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Humanitarian Crisis, Foreign Aid, Economic Development, Poverty, World, philanthropy

Global Citizen calls on various sectors to make financial commitments and end extreme poverty

Lourdes Antenor April 21, 2022

Global Citizen, the international advocacy organization dedicated to ending extreme poverty, today announced the launch of the Global Citizen Impact Funds Powered by NPX, a series

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Poverty, Governance

ACOSS asks all political leaders and candidates: could you live on $46 a day?

Lourdes Antenor April 19, 2022

ACOSS called on all political leaders and candidates to commit to raising the rate of JobSeeker to $70 a day and urges them to realise

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Youth, Poverty, Governance, Health, Child Protection, Social Affairs

CEDA: more Australian children condemned to poverty without urgent action

Lourdes Antenor December 2, 2021

Australia is committing between 280,000 to 550,000 young Australians born in the next decade to future poverty unless urgent action is taken to tackle disadvantage, a

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Poverty, Latest News, Domestic Violence, podcast

How Can I Help? – New podcast aims to guide mental health allies

Lourdes Antenor November 11, 2021

Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to help but you didn’t know how? To better empower individuals to make a difference,

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Women, Poverty, Housing

Safe House pivot shows short term intervention helps break cycles of poverty

Lourdes Antenor November 4, 2021

With COVID-19 restrictions temporarily halting its regular services, Manly-based children’s charity Royal Far West (RFW) partnered with Women & Children First (former Manly Warringah Women’s

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