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'Gets under the skin': The disadvantage shaping the future of 950,000 Australian kids (www.sbs.com.au)

submitted 2 months ago by HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net to c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone

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Data released by the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre and the Valuing Children Initiative on Monday found 950,000 children will live in poverty in 2025 — more than 15 per cent of all kids in Australia. That's up from 713,000 four years ago.

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[–] SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I grew up well below the poverty line. Gen Z are dropping poverty memes about my life in the 80s. I guess the sliver lining is that I've got a pretty low carbon foot print.