Current Affairs: Poverty rates rise in Australia

ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie has called on the government to abandon planned social security cuts amid rising poverty rates in Australia.

ACOSS CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie has called on the government to abandon planned social security cuts amid rising poverty rates in Australia. Source: AAP

The federal government has defended proposed welfare changes in the face of rising poverty rates in Australia. A report released by the national charity body, the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), has prompted calls for the Coalition to abandon planned cuts to Commonwealth assistance for those who need it the most. Chowai Cheung has more.



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