- What is poverty?
- How is poverty defined?
- Is there poverty in Australia?
- What is inequality?
- What is income inequality?
- What is wealth inequality?
- How unequal is Australia?
- Why is inequality a problem?
A research and impact partnership
ACOSS (the Australian Council of Social Service) has partnered with UNSW Sydney to undertake a five year research and impact collaboration to sharpen the national focus on poverty and inequality in Australia. The partnership monitors trends in poverty and inequality over time, explores drivers, and develops solutions to sharpen the focus and stimulate action to tackle these policy challenges. The partnership includes leading community service organisations Australian Red Cross, Brotherhood of St Laurence, Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, The Salvation Army, CoHealth, Mission Australia, St Vincent de Paul Society National Council, The Smith Family and Anglicare Australia. It is supported by the BB & A Miller Foundation, David Morawetz's Social Justice Fund and Australian Communities Foundation Impact Fund.
Latest News
March 22, 2022
Housing affordability takes a hit – regionally and globally
A new report from the ACOSS/UNSW Sydney Poverty and Inequality Partnership shows that regional rents are now 18% higher than…
March 2, 2022
New ACOSS and UNSW Sydney Report shows how poverty and inequality were dramatically reduced in 2020, but have increased ever since
A new report from the ACOSS/UNSW Sydney Poverty and Inequality Partnership shows that during the first ‘Alpha’ wave of the…
November 29, 2021
States’ housing step-up no substitute for federal action
New research by the ACOSS/UNSW Poverty and Inequality Partnership shows renters on low and modest incomes are in the grip of…
October 17, 2021
Sole parents and unemployed face poverty as nation surges ahead
The income gap between people without paid work and sole parents, and the broader community is widening, according to a new…
October 4, 2021
Last year we backed you, this year you’re on your own: COVID’s scorched economic path revealed
New research by the ACOSS/UNSW Sydney Poverty and Inequality Partnership reveals the deepest, most enduring economic damage…
August 12, 2021
Report lays bare Australia’s stark health income gap as COVID widens it further
As major inequities in the vaccine roll out emerge, ACOSS and UNSW Sydney have today released a report showing the…
February 11, 2021
New report shows progress made on homelessness in response to COVID-19 slipping away – tens of thousands face huge rental debts
A new report shows the gains made on reducing homelessness during the pandemic last year are slipping away. It shows less…
December 18, 2020
New report shows who is most impacted by inequality in Australia
A new report by ACOSS and UNSW Sydney shows that, pre-COVID, single people on JobSeeker, even those with some paid work, and…
September 2, 2020
New research highlights risk of COVID pandemic increasing inequality
New analysis of inequality in Australia pre-COVID-19 provides a baseline against which to measure the impacts of the…