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One in six Aussie kids live below poverty line

One in six Australian children are living below the poverty line, a new report by UNICEF Australia has found.

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Children are hiding their hunger to avoid burdening their parents, as food insecurity rises in Australia

Children are increasingly going hungry, with research showing half a million Australians are struggling to afford food on any given day.

ABC News

Early Years Summit with goal to make 'blueprint' for helping families kicks off in Canberra

The federal government will hold a national Early Years Summit in Canberra today with the goal of bringing together experts and departments to design a strategy to better serve the youngest Australians.

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Building blocks for better childhood outcomes in focus

Parents, educators and a former Wiggle will meet with federal ministers to discuss an early-years strategy to give Aussie kids the best start in life.

AAP

Kids with autism don't need to be cured, guidelines say

The federal government has released Australia's first guidelines to ensure young children with autism are being appropriately supported.

AAP

Carers struggling to meet cost of living demands with little increase in government payments

The payment and allowances for carers has not increased in nearly a decade and advocates say it is pushing already exhausted carers into more stress and poverty.

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Hunter Volunteer Centre calls off closure after funding lifeline

"It gives us more food for thought and a bit more optimism about what the future may hold."

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Hunter Volunteer Centre facing closure as federal funds dry up

The Hunter Volunteer Centre will be forced to shut its doors before the end of the month as federal funding for place-based, face-to-face services dries up.

Newcastle Herald

Federal $2m funding for Autism Cooperative Research Centre to build inclusiveness

Some $2 million in research funding for Brisbane's Autism Cooperative Research Centre will be used to inform educators, employers and health professionals on ways to be more inclusive of people living with autism.

ABC News

Employer asks why he should pay for 'poor partner choices' as paid DV leave laws come into effect

A Queensland law firm director has defended comments he made about the financial impact of new domestic violence leave laws on small business owners.

ABC News

'Historic' plans to combat child abuse and neglect

Two 10-year national action plans aim to reduce the number of children needing child protection services, improve responses to abuse and help close the gap.

AAP

Jim Chalmers says May budget to have ‘much bigger focus’ on tackling entrenched disadvantage

Treasurer says ‘best way to shift the needle’ is to ‘find out where those challenges are most acute’, and ‘this is something I care deeply about’

The Guardian - AU

Dating app background and ID checks being considered in bid to fight abuse

National roundtable mulls safety strategies as communications minister says ‘no one law is going to fix this issue’

The Guardian - AU

Dating apps put on notice over violence

Police and government representatives have met with dating app companies to considers ways of stamping out sexual violence facilitated by technology.

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Reform to tackle online safety challenge

State, territory and federal governments are being urged to ensure online safety laws are fit for purpose, particularly when it comes to women's safety.

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Relief funding boost for NSW, Vic,Tas

More than $10 million in additional funding has been allocated by the federal government to Emergency and Food Relief providers in response to recent floods.

AAP

Welfare recipients shrink over 12 months

There are now fewer people on JobSeeker and Youth Allowance than pre-pandemic although the long-term unemployed are still not finding work.

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'Innovative' centre to tackle disadvantage

Entrenched disadvantage can be tackled with "innovative" new ideas from community-led knowledge, as the Albanese government looks for a fresh approach.

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Probe into disability service rating error

The social services minister has launched an investigation into a coding error which impacted performance ratings of disability employment service providers.

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Calls for boost to social security payment

An inquiry into poverty in Australia has heard calls to increase social security payments to help meet the rising cost of living.

The Guardian - AU

Youth allowance, Austudy and carer payments to rise 6.1% in biggest lift in decades

Routine indexation comes amid soaring inflation, but social welfare advocates say it is still not enough

ABC News

Youth allowance will go up by the largest amount since 1998 — but it remains stuck below the inflation rate

Youth and student payments will go up by 6.1 per cent on January 1 — but the increase still won't be enough to cover the cost of living amid rising inflation.

AAP

Welfare, study payments to increase

The social services minister says boosts to welfare payments indexed by up to $20 a week will help vulnerable people keep up with the rising cost of living.

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Seniors to earn more without pension cut

New measures to allow older Australians to earn more before their pension gets cut will come into effect on Thursday.

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Changes to paid parental leave on table

The first of several changes to the paid parental leave scheme aiming to make the program fairer and more flexible have been presented to parliament.

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