Poverty

In Australia, pawnbrokers are largely exempt from national consumer credit laws and it’s leaving often-desperate people exposed to acute risks

New research finds that the birth of a first child reduces household income and increases the risk of disadvantage

Many Australians are struggling to pay for everyday essentials, but some of us are feeling the pinch more than others

For more than 20 years, Anti-Poverty Week has campaigned to ensure that every Australian has adequate food and shelter. How far have we come?

The Global South’s urban poor are often violently displaced and excluded from the processes and places which determine their lives

A woman’s risk of falling into poverty doubles after a separation, with a family breakup a poverty trap for many, says new University of Melbourne research

While having a job is often crucial to lifting people out of poverty, adequate income support and child care are also critical

The COVID-19 economic shock has seen widespread financial stress among families with young children and now is the time to tackle it

Families’ reliance on income support is being passed down across generations, primarily among children of single parents and parents with disabilities

University students going hungry in Australia was a persistent problem before COVID-19, now it’s time we use the crisis to come up with sustainable solutions for our campuses