Child poverty in Australia 'alarming'

A national report card on the health and wellbeing of Australian youth says the nation's young people are overweight and stressed, and the incidence of child poverty is alarming.

Young Australians are better educated and smoking less, but a national report card on the health and wellbeing of Australian youth says the nation's young people are also overweight and stressed.

And the incidence of child poverty is alarming.

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