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***MEDIA ALERT***

ACOSS < 1 mins read

ACOSS will hold a press conference in Canberra today to launch its Cost of Living Report on the devastating impact of low income support payments.

 

When: 11.30am

Where: Mural Hall, Parliament House

Who: ACOSS Deputy CEO Edwina MacDonald; lived expert Sam Thomas; lived expert Emily Lightfoot


Contact details:

Charlie Moore: 0452 606 171

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