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‘Playing us for years’: how pokies profits have funded tax-deductible spending within Australian clubs

Schemes in Victoria and NSW give clubs tax cuts if they put gaming proceeds into communities – but they overwhelmingly spend it on themselves

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Reactions to NSW state budget and its surprise surplus

The NSW Labor government has delivered its first state budget since 2010, revealing a surprise surplus and promising to funnel spending into essential services.

AAP

Young Australians forgoing necessities as cost-of-living crisis deepens wealth divide

Social and mental wellbeing of millennials and gen Z at risk as they juggle studying with rising rents and low-paid work

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Nearly half of disadvantaged households unable to pay power bills, research finds

'We knew things were bad, but this is the worst we've seen in many years.'

Newcastle Herald

NCOSS-commissioned research reveals 80 per cent spike in financial stress for NSW mortgage holders

Research commissioned by the NSW Council of Social Services finds NSW mortgage holders, mostly in regional parts of the state, are experiencing extreme financial stress.

ABC News

‘Latte line’: poverty rises in parts of Sydney as gap hardens between city’s east and west

Exclusive: One in five renters are among 1 million living in poverty, according to New South Wales Council of Social Services

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One million people in NSW living in poverty as inequality in Sydney deepens, research shows

New research based on census data indicates another 100,000 people in NSW have slipped into poverty since 2016 — and over half of them are aged over 65.

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One in eight people now 'living in poverty' in NSW

One in eight people in NSW have slipped below the poverty line, with the so-called 'latte line' dividing those who are sitting pretty and others who struggle.

AAP

One million people are living below the poverty line in NSW, census data has revealed

Exclusive: The figure includes one in seven children, with western Sydney suffering the highest rates of child poverty

The Guardian - AU

Wait list grows for social housing in NSW

The number of people on the waiting list for social housing in NSW has increased for the first time in six years.

AAP

Tax-free grants to community causes from NSW clubs ‘regularly’ funnelled back into clubs themselves

Peak welfare body among those concerned over scheme by which NSW clubs make tax-deductible donations to community organisations – including their own entities

The Guardian - AU

Promised review of concerns about NSW pokies grants results in a ‘brief update’ by regulator

NSW Council for Social Services says the gambling authority did not address the ‘substantive issues’ it raised with the regulator

The Guardian - AU

Group calls for social services shake-up

A leading social services group says NSW needs major reform of key sectors after three years of upheaval that have affected the state unevenly.

AAP

Remote learning to cost NSW kids $16.1b

A new report says NSW kids will suffer the cost of remote education for their entire lives due to disengagement, worse mental health and developmental delays.

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‘Painful To See’: Rising Rents Contributed To A 10% Spike In Homelessness In NSW Since 2020

Homelessness in New South Wales has increased 10% since the pandemic began, a new report found. Meanwhile, rents reached a new record high.

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Burmese migrant steps in as digital literacy gap leaves people exposed to disadvantage

Burmese migrant Lat Aung Nanghee moved to Australia in 2013 and found it difficult to access government services online. He is making sure others don't have the same experience.

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Lockdowns may have lifted long ago, but COVID-era food relief services are busier than ever

Three Aboriginal women are working with food relief agencies to provide groceries and meals to families and elders struggling due to the cost-of-living crisis.

AAP

Pandemic anxiety could drain $7b from NSW

Depression and anxiety related to COVID-19 lockdowns could cost the New South Wales economy $7.4 billion by 2025, according to a new report.

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Poor mental health could result in $7.4bn in lost productivity in NSW, report finds

Exclusive: Research shows increase in depression and anxiety could result in hit on economy by 2025

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Sydney news: NSW Police target increasing knife crime among young people

MORNING BRIEFING: Police seize more than 110 knives, 21 firearms and charge 232 people as part of a statewide blitz on knife-related crime.

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‘Great equaliser’: fears higher parking costs may limit access to iconic Sydney beaches

NSW Council of Social Services says councils should not make beach visits out of reach for lower-income families

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