Poverty
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‘The new Post Office scandal’: Fathers facing inflated demands from the Child Maintenance Service have been plunged into poverty and even taken their own lives. So why does the agency’s £125k-a-year boss sound so bumptiously dismissive?
Smartly dressed in a suit with his hair smoothed back as he addressed the Lord’s Public Services Committee, Simon Hunter…
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Australia
The Snoop: Allan’s resignation sends newsrooms into a spin, ALP steps back on poverty, and more
Plus: Pauline Hanson loses again in Federal Court in Mehreen Faruqi discrimination case. The post The Snoop: Allan resignation roils…
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USA
UK to get new prime minister as Trump slams Britain as ‘Poverty Stricken Disaster’
Andy Burnham, Labor MP for Makerfield, celebrates after being sworn in at the Houses of Parliament in London, England on…
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USA
Burnham to take helm of ‘poverty stricken disaster,’ says Trump
Andy Burnham speaks after being confirmed as the new leader of the Labor Party and the country’s next prime minister…
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UK
Australia’s life dissatisfaction levels double as ‘wellbeing poverty’ reaches new highs | Australian economy
About 2.2 million Australians aged 15 and over live below the welfare poverty line, and the share of people reporting…
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Australia
Uni assignment tackles period poverty in Zambia
For most college students, the end of the semester means turning in a paper and waiting for a grade. For…
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Australia
Aussies face ‘poverty premiums’ on insurance payments
2 July 2026 05:00 | News Some Australians are being charged a “poverty premium” by their insurance company because they…
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Australia
'Hunger has no belief, poverty has no religion': Mohammed Ali recognised for helping hungry Canberrans
Food poverty is a reality for families in the national capital.
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UK
More children are living in poverty despite both parents working, study shows
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UK
Poverty and technology fueling record levels of slavery in UK
Cost of living pressures are increasing levels of exploitation in Britain, an independent report warns.
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