Opinion
The latest figures show poverty is on the increase, particularly for older people and women. More needs to be done by government and corporations to help support South Australia’s most disadvantaged, writes lawyer and state MP Andrea Michaels.
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The harsh experiences of Filipino children growing up on the streets are being brought home to Adelaide school students in a bid to promote awareness and action about child poverty. Jessica Bassano talks to two survivors, and the Australian woman dedicated to change.
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South Australia’s disposable income would increase by $288 million if the Federal Government’s Newstart and Youth Allowance income support payments were raised by $75 per week, a new report from Deloitte Access Economics shows.
South Australian welfare groups have called on the State Government to address what they say are inexcusable and entrenched realities facing low-income earners, as a Parliamentary inquiry gets underway to uncover the extent of poverty in the state.
Energy Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan says the State Government will assess concession schemes in place for electricity consumers as part of its plan to reduce the cost of power for South Australians.
A choir of welfare recipients and anti-poverty advocates has reworked the iconic 1972 Gough Whitlam campaign song “It’s Time” as part of its push to convince federal Labor to commit to increasing the Newstart Allowance.
