ACOSS and UNSW Sydney will hold a press conference at 10am to release a new report showing poverty rates increasing to 1 in 7 people.
WHEN: 10am
WHERE: Mural Hall, Parliament House
WHO: ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie AO and Dr Yuvisthi Naidoo, Senior Research Fellow at UNSW’s Social Policy Research Centre
Lauren Ferri 0422 581 506
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