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

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.