The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

In 1964, President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty. Since then, taxpayers have spent more than $20 trillion on anti-poverty programs that achieved mixed results.

Last week, four Indonesian fishermen were convicted for taking shark fins and poaching fish in Australian waters. The four men were spotted off remote Niiwalarra/Sir Graham Moore island in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, more than 150 nautical miles inside Australia’s exclusive economic zone.

Here are some documented truths about the federal Child Tax Credit:

A charity tackling global poverty is hosting a Christmas Family Adventure this weekend in the west end, offering up live music and crafts alongside tasty treats.

The new shop is in East London and helps the firm towards it goal of having 50 Outlet shops by 2025

The bikes were donated at the Recycling Centres across Greater Manchester

On the Breadline: ‘We would like to open in the evenings, but that will bring higher utility costs’

The daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is promising a new era of social equality, saying if her party is elected to power in next year’s election it will bring an end to poverty in the Southeast Asian nation

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

A local teacher said: "How can energy companies justify their profits trebling while we freeze?"

One campaigner claims that putting vulnerable people onto a pre-payment meter is a like disconnecting their power.