Brotherhood of St. Laurence  hosted webinar Why measuring poverty matters. 

The event featured Prof. Sabina Alkire who presented her groundbreaking work as the co-creator of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI).

The Commissioner for Children and Young People is pleased to share the ‘Hear Me Out’ Report, the result of an important Inquiry into the implementation progress of the Model of Care Instruction for Banksia Hill Detention Centre. Alongside this, the ‘Hear Me Out – Young People’s Summary’ Report has also been released.

ARACY's To Have and To Have Not: Measuring Child Deprivation and Opportunity in Australia

Researchers are predicting that soaring rental costs over the past two years will result in the Western Australia child poverty rate to rise from 11.8 per cent to 15.2 per cent in 2024 – plunging 21,000 more children into poverty.

The majority of Australians do not accept child poverty and want the government to act according to new research from the Australia Institute.

On Wednesday, 31st July, Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA) hosted a fantastic webinar in support of the vital End Child Poverty Campaign. The event addressed the pressing issue of child poverty in Australia and introduced a powerful the End Child Poverty campaign aimed at ending it.

Using data from nearly 20,000 responses, this report compares the experiences of young people who have experienced homelessness in the past year with those who have not.

A transformative, long-term, research project with the aim of reducing child poverty and scaffolding well-being for all children in Australia.

Children living in poverty are deprived of material resources (whether purchased or publicly provided). Thus, their rights constitutive of poverty (i.e. those associated to material shortcomings) are unfulfilled.

Childhood poverty matters—not only because of the disturbingly high number of children affected, but also because of the deleterious impact on their human flourishing, both now and in the future.

The extent and nature of poverty in Australia with particular reference to poverty in Australia. Australia Parliament Senate Inquiry into Poverty in Australia.

Kids growing up in poverty too often go to bed or school hungry; they can feel left out if they can’t afford to join a local sport team or go on school camps; they may be living in an overcrowded home where there’s no quiet place to do homework and they worry about their parents.

The reality for Australian children is that the number of them living in poverty has remained high over the last 10 years.