Anti-Poverty Week: The Station provides shelter from the storm
The Station, a safe haven for homeless people, gave The Newsroom exclusive access to its facilities in Erskine Street, Sydney, this week.
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Tackling poverty in Australia
The SBS poverty documentary, Struggle Street, left NSW viewers in shock after its airing, and it may very well be heading to Melbourne’s western suburb of Sunshine.
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Oscar Pistorius to be released from prison
Oscar Pistorius is to be freed from prison and placed under house arrest next week, having served one year of his five-year jail term for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
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Anti-Poverty Week: Lining up for Clothesline
Sydney-based clothing charity Clothesline is seeing a growing demand for its services in the city and Western Suburbs.
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World in brief – Philippines will not negotiate with militants
The Philippine government has refused demands from militants to negotiate for the release of several hostages.
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The descent into homelessness
No matter who you are or where you have come from, poverty can strike anyone with a bit of unrelenting bad luck…
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Call for support on Anti-Poverty Week
Australians who rely on welfare to survive are still unable to meet the cost of living, a recent report has found.
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Rally for refugees unites Australians of good will
Thousands of Australians rallied yesterday to demand the Government stop off-shore detention and processing of asylum seekers.
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Anti-Poverty Week: Vinnies tackles the problem at its roots
The St Vincent de Paul Society is committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and homelessness.
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