Billionaire wealth is soaring, and Oxfam is calling for a net wealth tax on Australia's richest households to reduce inequality and fund essential services.
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"There's no judgment or blame," says financial counsellor Kylie Holford. If lockdown has made it hard to put food on the table, here's where to turn for help.
Could you eat for just $2 a day? Serina Bird did just that last week, and discovered something troubling about Aussie food prices.
"When women are in poverty their children go with them," says businesswoman and lifelong activist Wendy McCarthy.
JobKeeper and JobSeeker helped keep Australians out of poverty during the coronavirus crisis, but what happens when the money stops?
Australia is going to be hit hard by a 'tsunami of need' and it will last years, with demand for support tripling since before the coronavirus crisis.
Students on Youth Allowance and Newstart are living on the breadline, skipping meals and couch surfing just to get by.
