$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.
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.
Millions of Australians find cost-of-living crisis worse than last year
New research by Good360 Australia charity reveals that people affected by the cost-of-living crisis are cutting back on home essentials.
Millions of Australians face hygiene poverty
Millions of Australians are living in hygiene poverty as the cost-of-living crisis leaves many unable to afford soap, shampoo and deodorant.
