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Poverty
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Child poverty report sounds alarm bells for Australia’s future
- . 2 July 2024
The St Vincent de Paul Society says Australia faces a mountain of future challenges, judging by a new report that finds one-in-six children already living in poverty but no official acceptance of a poverty line or any monitoring of poverty being conducted by government.
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Christians are called to be friends of the poor: Pope
- . 14 June 2024
Ahead of the eighth World Day of the Poor, Pope Francis has urged Christians around the world to share in the suffering of the poor and to commune with them through the act of prayer. Source: CNA.
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Vinnies welcomes government funding for those doing it tough
- . 20 March 2024
The St Vincent de Paul Society has contacted leading ministers in the Albanese Government to commend them for driving policy change and financial commitments aimed at improving the wellbeing of many Australians who continue to struggle with daily demands.
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UNICEF finds one in six children in Australia experiencing poverty
- . 6 December 2023
One in six children is experiencing poverty in Australia, with a new global report finding those living in single-parent households are almost five times more at risk of being poor than those in two-parent homes. Source: The Australian.
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Pope says poverty a ‘scandal’ and urges Christians to use gifts for charity
- . 20 November 2023
The material, cultural and spiritual poverties that exist in the world are a “scandal” that Christians are called to address by putting their God-given capacity for charity and love into action, Pope Francis said yesterday. Source: CNS.
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Foodbank report reveals Australia’s growing food insecurity crisis
- . 25 October 2023
Some 3.7 million Australian households are going hungry or are on the edge of falling into hunger according to a new report from one of the country’s leading social charities. Source: The Australian.
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Vinnies urges Government and all MPs tackle poverty
- . 19 October 2023
This year’s Anti-Poverty Week is shining a light on the children of families who receive inadequate social security payments and depend on emergency support from charities, the St Vincent de Paul Society says.
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Resources Minister warns against decreasing gas supply too quickly
- . 3 October 2023
Resources Minister Madeleine King has warned that decreasing gas supply faster than demand will lead to “shortages, supply disruptions and high prices”, while also “worsening poverty and inequality”. Source: The Australian.
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Vinnies enters debate on tax reform
- . 5 September 2023
The new tax and welfare policy developed by the Australian National University for the St Vincent de Paul Society suggests up to 834,000 vulnerable people could be lifted out of poverty by targeted reforms to income tax, welfare and superannuation.