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Retail World; 30 April, 2026
Australian charities are experiencing “skyrocketing” demand for donated essentials, according to new research from national charity Good360 Australia.
The ‘Good360 Bridging the Recovery Gap’report, a survey of nearly 300 charities across the country, comes as Australia grapples with a renewed cost-of-living crisis triggered by events in the Middle East. Against this backdrop the research reveals:
- 80% of surveyed charities say demand for non-food aid has “never been higher”, while the same proportion say more people are doing it tough and in need of support.
- Almost two-thirds (63%) of surveyed charities say they’re seeing more people reaching out for support for the first time.
- Nearly four in five surveyed charities (78%) don’t have enough brand-new donated goods to meet demand in the community (up from 65% in 2024 and 69% in 2025).
- Nearly two-thirds of surveyed charities (62%) say that most families take more than two years to recover, or never fully recover.
Good360 Australia founder and Managing Director Alison Covington AM says the research highlights both the immediate challenge and the prolonged and largely invisible crisis that families face long after the immediate response to crises passes.
“Australia is facing an unparalleled economic crisis, while increasingly severe and frequent floods, bushfires, and severe weather continue to impact communities across the country. Sadly, our research highlights that too many Australians are silently struggling years on from disaster, without the basics to make a house a home,” she says.
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