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Why not give it to the poor? The country can afford it.

1 July 2025 Michael Taylor 11

In a wealthy country like Australia, poverty should be a policy choice – not a natural condition. Yet here we are, in 2025, with government income support payments that sit well below the poverty line, […]

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$100 a Week Boost for Australia’s Poorest: A Game-Changer Funded by the Wealthy

18 May 2025 Michael Taylor 9

With Australia’s most vulnerable grappling under cost-of-living pressures, raising pension and income support payments by $100 a week has strong justification. This would deliver $26 billion yearly to five million Australians, from Age Pensioners to […]

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Today’s indexation fails to meet needs amid escalating crisis

1 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 1

Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) Media Release The Federal Government must urgently lift income support payments as cost of living pressures are expected to take centre stage in the next budget and 2025 federal […]

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Why not give it to the poor? The country can afford it.

$100 a Week Boost for Australia’s Poorest: A Game-Changer Funded by the Wealthy

Today’s indexation fails to meet needs amid escalating crisis