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| | | ... annually. It said that this would be enough to increase the foreign aid budget by seven times, or dramatically reduce poverty in Australia. "Decades of tax cuts for the richest people and corporations have fuelled inequality at home and across the globe ... |
| | | | ... said. "Weakness in growth and business investment will compound the already-devastating reversals in education, health, poverty, and infrastructure and the increasing demands from climate change." Growth in advanced economies is projected to slow from ... |
| | | | ... believe another retirement income review is needed to fix the system, but some broad objectives will be helpful. "One is poverty alleviation, that's the real purpose of the Age Pension," he said. "Secondly, I think we need an objective to enable ... |
| | | | ... are the invisible victims of crime. They experience significant psychological and emotional trauma, isolation, bullying, poverty, homelessness and fragmentation of care, education and family support," she said. "The funds raised from FICAP provide essential ... |
| | | | ... element that must be legislated to ensure we do not condemn future generations of Australian women to a retirement in poverty," Women in Super chief executive Jo Kowalczyk said. |
| | | | ... lower super balances, in particular, have given rise to critical social policy issues, including increasing levels of poverty and homelessness in retirement. We will continue to work with the government to achieve broader structural reforms to improve ... |
| | | | ... earn what someone in the top 1% does in a single year. Meanwhile, nearly a million people could be pushed into extreme poverty at the same rate. "Billionaires fortunes have not necessarily increased because they are smarter or working harder," Oxfam's ... |
| | | | ... economic growth at home and avoid actions that will bring harm to the global economy," he said. Any progress made to reduce poverty will likely stall this year too, the World Bank said, as wheat prices increase more than 40% and place pressure on developing ... |
| | | | ... the upcoming election would have disastrous consequences. "A generation of local mums could be at risk of retiring in poverty," an ISA statement claimed. Bendigo women on the cusp of retirement have a median super balance of just $131,100 - a third less ... |
| | | | ... ahead of the federal election. The report examines three options for helping families and individuals at risk of deep poverty and financial stress. The lowest cost measure for the government increases JobSeeker by $150 per fortnight. The 'medium' option ... |
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