poverty

Conference discusses stories and struggles from below the poverty-line

As part of this year's Anti-Poverty Week, a conference in South Australia A looked at how a lack of jobs is changing the nature of unemployment into an increasingly long-term phenomenon.
Homeless actors aim to get people talking

Milk Crate Theatre director Mirra Todd says his main goal is to get people thinking and talking about homelessness.
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION AGAINST CASHLESS WELFARE
Gadigal Country/Sydney
Belmore Park (near Central Station), Sydney The cashless debit card soon to be given to chosen Newstart recipents which forces spending of 80% of payments to assigned retail outlets such as Coles and Woolies. It restricts their cash to 20%. Aboriginal people on welfare payment in the NT have had the "Basics Card" forced on them for 10 and now a proposed federal government policy…