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Working But Poor? Low Pay and Poverty in Australia
Author(s): Tony Eardley. 1998 Abstract: There has been talk of a new phenomenon
of 'working poverty' in Australia, whereby the levels and concentration of low
pay are combining to see incomes in a significant number of households fall
below the poverty line even where family members are in paid employment. The
links between individual low pay and family poverty, however, are complex. This
paper uses Australian Bureau of Statistics survey data to examine the growth of
working poverty in Australia from the beginning of the 1980s to the mid-1990s.
The analysis shows that low pay on an hourly basis does not in itself equal
poverty, and the biggest increase in family poverty has been among employees not
in low pay. Yet the proportion of low-paid workers who are also in poor families
has grown to about one in five. It is not only a question of part-time or casual
work. Poverty amongst those in full-year, full-time work seems also to have
risen significantly, with a particular increase amongst single person
households. In the light of these findings, the paper discusses the policy
implications, including the possible impact of recent calls for a freeze on
minimum wages in order to stimulate employment growth.
http://ideas.repec.org/p/wop/sprcdp/0091.html-
Youth Studies Australia: More young poor.(Poverty)
Access the article, 'More young poor.(Poverty)' from Youth Studies Australia, a
publication in the field of News & Society, through LookSmart's FindArticles
service.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb353/is_200309/ai_hibm1G1109739150/-
Australia's working class poor: discussion paper: draft
Community Sector Online - Australia's nine Councils of Social Services (COSSs)
play a critical role in analysing the systematic issues behind poverty and the
disadvantaged in Australia.
http://www.coss.net.au/library/5783.html-
Catholic Welfare says Budget victimises Australia's working poor
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http://www.cathnews.com/news/305/75.php-
LHMU: West Australia News: The working poor in the lucky country - 28 July 2003
Low paid workers just want fair wages and decent work, but they struggle to keep
their heads above water, says the union for low paid workers.
http://www.lhmu.org.au/wa/news/1059363821_908.html-
Nicholson Cartoons : Gap between rich and poor
Gap between rich and poor
http://www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au/cartoon_19.html-
ACTU: News: PM Is Wrong: 'Working Poor' Are Falling Further Behind - 15 March
2004
The Prime Minister has got it wrong, the poor are falling further behind, even
the Australian Bureau of Statistics says the gap between low income Australians
and the rich is getting wider.
http://www.actu.asn.au/public/news/1079304692_19306.html-
Australia's national wage case: no solution for the working poor
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is calling for an increase of
$26.60 per week for about 1.6 million low-paid workers in the annual national
wage case currently underway before the Australian Industrial Relations
Commission (IRC).
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/apr2004/actu-a05_prn.shtml-
The Powerless poor: a comprehensive guide to poverty in Australia
Community Sector Online - Australia's nine Councils of Social Services (COSSs)
play a critical role in analysing the systematic issues behind poverty and the
disadvantaged in Australia.
http://www.coss.net.au/library/637.html-
WACOSS
Premier social justice lobbying organisation for low income and disadvantaged
Western Australians. The Western Australian Council of Social Service WACOSS is
the peak council of the community welfare sector in Western Australia. WACOSS,
through developing
Poor people and minorities are committing the most crime
A liberal essay rebutting the myth that poor people and minorities are
committing the most crime.
Senate
committee finds four million Australians living in poverty
As many as 4.1 million Australians--22.6 percent of the population--are living
in poverty, according to a Senate report on poverty released last month. The
publication, which is the first official investigation into poverty in Australia
since 1975, details an unprecedented increase in social inequality during the
past three decades, resulting in the pauperisation of wide layers of society.
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/apr2004/pove-a20_prn.shtml-
Working but Poor
http://www.sprc.unsw.edu.au/dp/dp91ab.htm-
Defining Poverty and Identifying the Poor: Reflections on the Australian
Experience
Downloadable ! Author(s): Peter Saunders. 1998 Abstract: This paper provides an
overview of the historical development of poverty research in Australia,
focusing on the impact of Seebohm Rowntree’s first study of poverty in York,
conducted one hundred years ago. It also reviews some of the recent Australian
evidence on the extent of poverty and summarises the debates generated by that
research. Finally, the paper discusses several developments currently in
progress in the area of poverty and living standards research. These include the
Adequacy Project being run within the Department of Social Security, the recent
SPRC budget standards study, the Project on Poverty in Australia being organised
by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and the proposed National
Living Standards Survey being planned by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
http://ideas.repec.org/p/wop/sprcdp/0084.html-
Media Release: Living wage decision does little to reduce gap between rich and
poor
Premier social justice lobbying organisation for low income and disadvantaged
Australians. The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is the national
peak council of the community welfare sector in Australia. ACOSS aims to
eliminate poverty to achieve social justice. Our web site offers contact
details, media releases, publications details and community links. Link to
www.coss.net.au to search our publications and library databases.
http://www.acoss.org.au/media/2001/mr0502.htm-
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