The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Thailand has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty from 58% in 1990 to 6.8% in 2020, driven by high growth rates and structural transformation.

Nasser Tabarani, a Palestinian refugee living in Lebanon, has tried twice to migrate by sea to a better life in Europe but was detained by troops and brought back to shore

Paul Sheard has slammed his council for housing him in a flat ‘not fit to live in’

Funding will help tackle poverty and shore up security in the region and make Australia ‘more influential in the world’, Penny Wong says

In reverse Robin Hood stories across the nation, the rich are stealing from the poor. In the process, they’re revealing a social safety net that’s been cut to shreds by “welfare reform.”

Anna Morell, from Disability Rights UK, says while poverty is a factor in looking at the plummeting school attendance rates - taking into account disability is imperative to ensuring future generations are able to succeed academically

'Poverty stricken' Paul Sheard said his council flat is 'not fit to live in'

Technological solutions to fill the gap in mental health care are alluring. They can appear to be a cheap, scalable way to solve the knotty problem of mental distress, without requiring investment in people, communities and broader causes of mental ill-health such as racism, poverty or the way we design…

Experts say Australia needs to develop an official "poverty line", with at least 3.3 million people currently stuck in severe hardship.