The tents of Sydney’s homeless at Belmore Park, next to the CBD. Photo by Jessica Heckley
Poverty affects more than a million Australians. In 2012 alone, 13.9 per cent of Australians lived below the poverty line. The Newsroom’s photographic team set out to record the reality of life on the margins of our society, the faces of Australia’s forgotten people, the citizens who fell through the cracks.
Lee, 48. Five years homeless, from Taree. Photo by Ben Atkinson-James
Cory, 28. Three years homeless, from Tamworth. Photo by Jessica Heckley
Matthew, 45. Nine years homeless, from Kempsey. Photo by Vishnavi Kulenthirarasa
Roslyn, 35. Six months homeless, from Sydney. Photo by Vishnavi Kulenthirarasa
Jel, 42. One year homeless, from Queensland. Photo by Jessica Heckley
Geoff, recently homeless, from Queensland. Photo by Ben Atkinson-James
Anti-Poverty week gives us a chance to change the way that society perceives this worldwide problem. By working together as one, we can help to change the face of poverty one step at a time. Anti-Poverty week aims to strengthen the public’s understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and hardship, bot in Australia and around the world.
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