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Read our latest research The first 10 years: Employment, incomes and poverty among migrants and refugees in Australia
- 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 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. We are now in our second phase of the partnership, backed by NGO partners: 54 reasons (part of Save the Children Australia Group), Jesuit Social Services, Life Without Barriers, cohealth (a Victorian community health service), Mission Australia, The Smith Family and Settlement Services International; along with philanthropist John Mitchell and Australian Communities Foundation subfund the David Morawetz Social Justice Fund.
Latest News
September 4, 2026
New report tracks economic outcomes for migrants in Australia
New report tracks economic outcomes for migrants in Australia New research by the ACOSS and UNSW-led Poverty and…
April 29, 2026
Most think income support is too low to live on
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October 13, 2025
Poverty increases to 1 in 7 people
The number of people living in poverty in Australia has increased to 1 in 7, according to a new ACOSS and UNSW Report…
June 23, 2025
Seven in ten renters worried about asking for repairs
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November 27, 2024
People receiving JobSeeker five times more likely to experience multiple deprivation: New report
People receiving JobSeeker are around five times more likely to experience multiple deprivation than the general population,…
April 18, 2024
New data shows wealth gap widening
New research by ACOSS and UNSW Sydney reveals the widening wealth gap between people with the most and least, even as income…
December 13, 2023
Most people support lifting incomes for those with the least
Three-quarters of people in Australia support an income boost for people with the least while less than a quarter think it’s…
October 20, 2023
Sharp jump in wealth inequality over last 20 years
The gap between those with the most and those with the least has blown out over the past two decades, with the average…
March 22, 2023
New report highlights depth of poverty for people on income support
People who are unemployed, people receiving income support, renters, sole parents, women, children and people with…














