Cost-of-living pressures shut millions out of sporting goods and recreation retail
Retailers selling sporting goods, footwear, apparel, toys and outdoor recreation equipment are facing an increasingly affordability-conscious market, with millions of Australians unable to purchase even basic items needed for sport, leisure and hobbies.
Charities warn cost-of-living pressure is pricing Australians out of sport participation
The persistent cost-of-living crisis is affecting Australians in many ways, but two charities have pointed to an overlooked but important casualty: sport.
Australians unable to afford sport
Good360 Australia Founder & Managing Director Alison Covington AM spoke with Deb Knight on Nine News. They spoke about the growing issue of play poverty and how many families are being forced out of play and sport due to cost.
Millions of Aussie kids missing out on sport as ‘play poverty’ grows
It has been a fundamental part of Aussie life for generations. Few Australians have grown up without at least being a fleeting part of a local sports team, whether it be footy, cricket or rugby.
Hygiene poverty is forcing Australians to choose between basic essentials
For a growing number of Australians, hygiene items have become a genuine trade-off against rent, food and petrol.
Demand for donated goods hits record high
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.
Disaster recovery taking years, with charities unable to meet rising demand for basic household goods
A major charity report has revealed Australians are being left without basic household essentials for years after disasters, as demand for support reaches record levels.
$4.5 billion in wasted goods, and charities that can’t meet demand
When a flood recedes or a bushfire is contained, public attention moves on. Emergency response teams pack up, media coverage fades and the immediate crisis is declared over. But for the families left behind, the hard work of rebuilding has barely begun, and for many, the essential support they need never arrives.
Demand for donated goods has ‘never been higher’
Media CoverageRetail 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. […]
How education costs force parents to choose between essentials
While public schooling is often described as free, new national research shows that essentials such as laptops, uniforms and stationery are placing pressure on household budgets.
