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Child poverty needs to be significantly reduced – if not eliminated from Australian society, says Centrecare Inc Director
Ahead of an upcoming symposium focusing on child poverty, WA Anti-Poverty Week Committee Co-Chair, Centrecare Inc Director, Adj. Prof. Tony Pietropiccolo, explained to The Record that approximately three quarters of a million Australian children live in poverty, with 100,000 of these in Western Australia.
National wage case decision gives low-income earners breathing space but still well below poverty line
The decision by the Fair Work Commission to increase the National Minimum Wage by 5.2 percent is welcome but workers on low incomes will still struggle to make ends meet.
Poverty driving children into forced labor must be tackled, Pope says
Pope Francis wrote that he hoped for greater commitment in working to find effective ways of protecting children’s dignity and rights through social protection systems and access to education.
PODCAST: Poverty and homelessness, a responsibility of all in the community
Over 9,000 people experience homelessness every day in WA and over 30,000 people are on the wait list for social housing. The Record podcast speaks to Centrecare Incorporated Director Adjunct Professor Tony Pietropiccolo AM to discuss why the state is in this crisis and how community support towards people faced with poverty and homelessness, makes a difference. By Amanda Murthy.
Failure to raise the rate could entrench disadvantage
The belongings of the homeless lay sprawled across the sidewalk in Perth city. CSSA CEO Ursula Stephens says the original rate of JobSeeker is a barrier to work. Constantly struggling to pay rent and buy food, let alone health or dental care, makes it hard to look for and interview well for a job. Photo: Archdiocese of Perth.
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The Shopfront: safe place for those in need
A Western Australian living on the gross national minimum wage in 2018 would have to survive on $719.20 weekly.
With rising living cost and housing prices, the amount was certainly inadequate, which would increase the poverty rate and hence homelessness in the State.
The Shopfront is the Archdiocesan agency fully committed to fighting homelessness and helping those in need.
Anti-Poverty Week 2020 shines spotlight on mental health
The intertwined relationship of mental health and poverty was the spotlight at the Anti-Poverty Week (APW) Ecumenical Service, held at Highgate Parish on 14 October.
Huge number of child poverty cases in Australia brought to light
Children in Australia have been facing poverty for decades, with the Australian Council of Social Services’ (ACOSS) Poverty in Australia 2018 report citing that 739,000 children (or one in six children) were living in poverty, with an estimated figure of 200,000 children experiencing severe poverty.
Newstart and wages: Nowhere near enough for families
The St Vincent de Paul National Council welcomed the release on Friday 21 February of Poverty & Inequality in Australia, the report published by ACOSS and UNSW in Sydney tabulating the latest research and data on the financial conditions of struggling Australians.
