13 October 2005
ANTI-POVERTY WEEK 16th-20th OCT
The life expectancy of indigenous Australians is twenty years less than other Australians.
About 250,000 job seekers in Australia have not had significant work for over a year.
About half a million families have no members in paid work and
each night, about one hundred homeless families cannot find places in refuge.
These are some of the facts about poverty in Australia being highlighted in Anti-Poverty Week.
The facts and figures in relation to global poverty are even more disturbing.
Anti-Poverty Week aims to strengthen public understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and hardship. It also aims to encourage research, discussion and action to address these problems, including action by individuals, communities, organisations and governments.
The week coincides with the UN's annual International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17. During this time there are a range of events concerning the wellbeing of vulnerable individuals and families in Australia and around the world.
Information about events being planned as well as basic fact sheets, promotional material and links to sources of information and ideas about ways of reducing poverty and hardship can be found at the official Anti-Poverty Week website
Anti-Poverty week is also the major focus of the latest edition of Ozspirit
About 250,000 job seekers in Australia have not had significant work for over a year.
About half a million families have no members in paid work and
each night, about one hundred homeless families cannot find places in refuge.
These are some of the facts about poverty in Australia being highlighted in Anti-Poverty Week.
The facts and figures in relation to global poverty are even more disturbing.
Anti-Poverty Week aims to strengthen public understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and hardship. It also aims to encourage research, discussion and action to address these problems, including action by individuals, communities, organisations and governments.
The week coincides with the UN's annual International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17. During this time there are a range of events concerning the wellbeing of vulnerable individuals and families in Australia and around the world.
Information about events being planned as well as basic fact sheets, promotional material and links to sources of information and ideas about ways of reducing poverty and hardship can be found at the official Anti-Poverty Week website
Anti-Poverty week is also the major focus of the latest edition of Ozspirit
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