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250,000 Victorians went hungry last year
(Date added: 8/8/07)
A large survey by Melbourne University's McCaughey Centre found that one in 20 residents in the outer western Melbourne suburb of Werribee ran out of food and couldn't afford to buy more during the past year. The director Mr Wiseman said " We also found that 6.1 per cent, or about 250,000 Victorians, could not afford to put food on the table at least once in the past 12 months. " (Source: Werribee Banner, July 25 2007)

Workers' share of national income smallest it has ever been
(Date added: 12/7/07)
When you divide the pie of national income between the share going to wages and the share going to profits, you find the workers' share keeps shrinking and is the smallest it has been. (Source: Ross Gittins, Business Day, June 2 2007) [more]

New inquisition for all families on benefits receives bipartisan support
(Date added: 15/7/07)
Both PM and ALP Opposition Leader announce support for attaching new strings to family assistance which will treat all poor families as guilty until proven innocent. From report in 'Herald-Sun', 5/7/07. [more]

The American solution to poverty!
(Date added: 27/4/07)
A record 7 million people, or one in every 32 American adults, were behind bars, on probation or on parole by the end of last year, according to the Justice Department. Of those, 2.2 million were in prison or jail, an increase of 2.7 percent over the previous year. (Source: Associated Press, November 30 2006) [more]

NGOs meddling with the sovereignty of Sri Lanka
(Date added: 12/4/07)
It has now (December 2006) been disclosed that the NGOs operating in Sri Lanka have been engaging in activities that pose a threat to the governance and the sovereignty of the country. These matters were revealed at the meeting of the Parliamentary Select Committee chaired by Vijitha Herath, member of  parliament of the Peoples Liberation Front. [more]

Both Parties Miss the Point
(Date added: 22/3/07)
Top Australian economist says what has long needed to be said about the victimisation of the long-term unemployed: "..How about asking why there are not enough jobs? That is the patent fact. Until you have enough jobs for all you cannot define any real activity test..." [more]