poverty

One group of older Australians is doing it particularly tough.

Helplines report spike in calls from those aged 55-plus,and many are renters.

Charities struggling to feed Australians who can’t afford meals: Foodbank

Australia is far from the ‘lucky country’ for 500,000 older Australians.

Are you living in one of the top 10 countries in which to grow old?

Australia’s lowest paid workers will receive an extra $22.20* a week.

Treasurer Scott Morrison will not consider any changes to negative gearing.

The number of Australians living below the poverty line is increasing.

Around 1.2 million asset-rich older Australians are living in poverty.

Most Australians are living in unnecessary frugality during retirement.

Australian pensioners don’t have enough money to live on.

Women retire with half as much superannuation as men. We need to close this gap.

A Senate Inquiry is reviewing economic security for women in retirement.

New report reveals more than half of over 65s are socially excluded.

Oxfam says that one per cent of the world controls half the world’s wealth.

An estimated 533,000 women over 65 are living under the poverty line.

Super argument over the fabulously wealthy

A recently released report reveals that more than 2.25 million Australians are living in poverty.

One in ten Australians living on the dole cannot afford a substantial meal each day

Australia's ageing population is not to blame for the nation's rising health bill.

1046 CEOs of Australian companies slept out to help raise awareness for homelessness.

There are three ways of viewing Budget 2012-3; politically, economically or personally