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Topic: poverty
The minimum wage in the United States is just $7.25 an hour. For a long time that has remained unchanged and undebated -- but the workers are now rising up.

Would you like a raise with that?

North America

Dec 13, 2013

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Tony Abbott is overhauling aid, cutting funding, merging AusAID with DFAT and reorienting spending. Aid expert <b>Thulsi Narayanasamy</b> looks into the changes and what they will mean.

Crikey Clarifier: what the overhaul of Australian aid will mean

Asia-Pacific

Sep 24, 2013

1

Despit the epidemic of indigenous poverty, neither major party has a comprehensive policy to address it. <b>Jon Altman</b>, professor at ANU's Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, says only the Greens have a different approach.

Why neither major party is addressing indigenous poverty

Australia

Sep 06, 2013

Remember when tackling homelessness was a major priority? Well it hasn't been in this election campaign -- and the number of homeless people is rising. Freelance journalist <b>Henry Belot</b> asks some tough questions.

Unsung policy issue: when you have no home to go to

Federal

Sep 04, 2013

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With former Queensland premier Peter Beattie announcing his candidacy for the federal seat of Forde, writer <b>Melissa Lucashenko</b> reports from Logan to find out what he's campaigning for.

Doing it tough in Forde, Beattie’s would-be electorate

Federal

Aug 14, 2013

10

Missing: true Labor values and an acceptance that structural barriers create poverty and disadvantage. It's time for the ALP to stop blaming and short-changing individuals.

When did ‘Labor values’ become John Howard’s values?

Australia

Mar 26, 2013

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U2 rocker Bono gave a TED talk in California this week addressing global poverty. But has the wealthy TED audience found what it's looking for? California-based Australian writer <b>Jason Wilson</b> investigates.

Memo to Bono and TED fans: look closer to home for poverty

Economy

Feb 28, 2013

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Families Minister Jenny Macklin, who has shifted some single parents on to the dole, is being panned for saying she could live on Newstart. In this piece from October, <em>Crikey</em> looks at how to define the breadline in Australia -- and who is living beneath it.

From the vault: what is poverty, and who is ‘poor’?

Australia

Jan 03, 2013

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A new ACOSS report point to high levels of poverty -- but is this calculated in a meaningful way? A look at the Council's prior work on defining poverty may paint a more accurate picture.

What is ‘poor’? Finding the bread line in an affluent Australia

People & Ideas

Oct 15, 2012

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There is an illness that is causing untold pain and suffering and premature death across the globe. It could just as easily be called class difference, writes <b>professor Gavin Mooney</b>.

The neglected ‘illness’ that puts tens of thousands in hospital

Australia

Jun 04, 2012

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The lack of opportunity experienced by some Australians was a fundamental economic issue that prevented people from participating in the workforce to their full potential, writes <b>Larissa Nicholson</b>.

Business Council chief weighs in to social reform debate

Federal

Nov 24, 2011

In a sense Australia’s greatest philanthropists are to be found in places such as Toowoomba and Frankston, not Toorak or Potts Point, writes <b>Tim Costello</b>, CEO of World Vision Australia.

Costello: ‘name and shame’ not the way to the rich’s pockets

People & Ideas

Dec 23, 2010

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