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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Luke Henriques-Gomes Social affairs and inquality editor

Stage-three tax cuts condemned as ‘unconscionable’ as Acoss report shows extent of poverty

Acoss CEO Cassandra Goldie
Acoss CEO Cassandra Goldie says the highest rates of poverty in Australia are among single mothers and children in their care. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Social service groups say it would be “unconscionable” for the Albanese government to proceed with the stage-three tax cuts, as new research shows one in eight Australians lives in poverty.

A report from the University of New South Wales and the Australian Council of Social Service (Acoss) says about 3.3 million people were living in poverty in the first year of the pandemic, including 761,000 children.

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