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Ragtrader; May 4, 2026
Australian charities are struggling to meet record demand for essential goods, with nearly four in five saying they don’t have enough donated items to support their communities.
The figures come from new research by national charity Good360 Australia, which surveyed 279 charities and disadvantaged schools across the country. The report, Bridging the Recovery Gap, found that 80 per cent of charities say demand for non-food aid has never been higher, while 78 per cent lack sufficient donated goods to meet community need — up from 65 per cent in 2024.
Good360 founder and managing director Alison Covington AM said Australia was facing compounding pressures, with an ongoing cost of living crisis layered on top of increasingly frequent floods, bushfires and severe weather events.
“Too many Australians are silently struggling years on from disaster, without the basics to make a house a home,” Covington said.
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