Poverty



Recent figures show that in 2022-23, one in seven people (14.2%), including one in six children (15.6%), lived below the poverty line. Poverty increased significantly… Read More ›

One in Seven: Poverty Increased After the Pandemic

Poverty harms children now and into adulthood. It limits health, learning, and wellbeing, and undermines rights set out in the United Nations Convention on the… Read More ›

Defining and Measuring Child Poverty in Australia

In the field of development economics, few debates are as fundamental as how we define and measure poverty. For decades, researchers and policymakers have grappled… Read More ›

Rethinking Multidimensional Poverty: Why We Need to Look Beyond Capability Deprivation

The arrival of a child changes everything. For many families, it means sleepless nights, new routines, and the joy of watching a tiny person grow.… Read More ›

When a Baby Arrives: How Taxes and Transfers Shape the Child Penalty in Australia

Over the past two years, there has been some progress in improving the JobSeeker payment. But payment levels remain below the poverty line. That’s according… Read More ›

JobSeeker Payments Still Below the Poverty Line, And Here’s Why That Affects Us All

Food insecurity exists when people do not have “physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and… Read More ›

Why Australia Needs Broad-Based Social Protection Policies to Reduce Food Insecurity

Poverty rates are increasing in remote Australia, particularly in remote Indigenous communities which have among the highest poverty rates in the country. In 2021, Indigenous… Read More ›

The Poor Pay More: Why the Remote Area Allowance Needs Urgent Reform

Welfare or charity? What is the most effective mechanism for government to directly assist people in poverty to meet their essential needs such as food,… Read More ›

Increasing Government Income Support Directly Reduces the Need for People to Use Charity

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