@IanCarterWA

Former CEO of Anglicare WA and Melville Cares, National Co-Chair,Anti-Poverty Week ; Chair, Anglican Social Responsibilities Commission.

 Perth WA
Joined August 2011
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We are at turning point in our global and Australian history. The nonsense of trickle down economics has created a divisive society where people have no home and $18k per year income with no hope of taking the steps they need to a new life while others spend that much on luxuries
Mark Glasson@MarkGlasson13 May 2023
“A budget is a moral document” When the rich get richer and the poor get left behind, we must ask: How does this budget fa… abc.net.au/news/2023-05-14/f…

When the rich get richer and the poor get left behind, we must ask: What type of society do we want...

How does this week's federal budget fare as a moral document? Simply: the rich do better than the poor, writes Stan Grant.

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Today's @theage @smh cartoon.
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Aaah, she's done it again!
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Nearly half (46%) of households receiving Commonwealth Rent Assistance are in rental stress and this will increase as rents have risen nationally by 9.5%. #RaisetheRate #EndChildPoverty 🧵1of2
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The Parliamentary Budget Office has released some rather extraordinary distributional analysis of the Stage 3 Tax Cuts (from request by Greens Leader @AdamBandt ) aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/…
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Australia has committed to the UN Global Goal to end poverty everywhere – a strong start would be taking action to halve child poverty by 2030! Join our call - bit.ly/HalveChildPovertyAPW #EndChildPoverty #AntiPovertyWeek #APW22
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When politicians can’t stop saying “Mr Speaker”
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Replying to @TheRealPBarry
crikey.com.au/2022/05/09/jou…

Journalism must save itself or, frankly, it's done for

Dear media colleagues, please stop fiddling while democracy burns. Otherwise, our profession is doomed — and will deserve to be.

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The Smirko and Fraudenberg pea’n’thimble tax trick exposed. Now you see it, now you don’t. smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

Millions of Australians face $1500 tax hike as ‘lamington’ crumbles

The Coalition’s $420 tax offset has created a financial cliff that will reduce net incomes by $1500 for 3.5 million people in mid-2023, modelling reveals.

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This is a fundamental issue for all Australians particularly as we come out of COVID-19. We can significantly reduce poverty now #apw
Anti-Poverty Week@AntiPovertyWeek19 Oct 2021
1.2 million is 1 in 5 children aged 0-18. Correlates with our data that shows 1 in 5 children aged 0-14 living in families receiving income security below poverty line - many are in need of @FoodbankAus hampers. We need to #RaisetheRateforGood this #APW21. @ACOSS @BSL_Library
We're so excited to begin #APW21 and we can't wait to see you all participate. Join us this @AntiPovertyWeek, and click the link to find your local #APW21 events and activities: bit.ly/3FU6wS0.
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This #APW21 important focus on how to improve the lives of disadvantaged kids: the kids who'd get the most out of extracurricular activities are missing out – here's how to improve access. theconversation.com/the-kids… via @ConversationEDU

The kids who’d get the most out of extracurricular activities are missing out – here’s how to...

Extracurricular activities help children from low-income suburbs close the gap between them and their better-off peers. But subsidies for these activities are patchy and often limited to sport.

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To celebrate Get Online Week and #APW21, we've partnered with the Good Things Foundation and @ACCAN_AU to 'Get connected affordably'. Call five people in your community and use our tip sheet for a digital skills check-in. Get connected affordably here: bit.ly/3vqag91
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28% of Australians still classed as technologically disadvantaged and South Australia (69) and Tasmania (66) ranked lowest. Today in #APW21 we're partnering with #GetOnlineWeek2021 to try to improve those numbers. Get online. Get connected affordably assets.ctfassets.net/3evmndx…
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The story of struggling QLD single mum Paulene, is one that too many Australians are experiencing right now. Thank you to @PeakCareQld and Micah Projects for helping share Paulene’s story and those like it. In honour of #APW21 read the article here: ab.co/3lNYa6s

'Exhausted from surviving': Hundreds of thousands of Queenslanders are living in poverty

Tabitha is just 10 years old, but she wishes she could work to help her mother cover the bills each week for their food and rent. They're not alone. Nearly 600,000 Queenslanders are living in...

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Important research from the @ACOSS/ @SPRC_UNSW Sydney Poverty and Inequality Partnership. The premature end of COVID disaster payments will drive low-income earners into poverty. theage.com.au/politics/feder…

Thousands face income hit as disaster payments are cut

The federal government will cut assistance to the unemployed as states hit the 80 per cent vaccination target, but new research suggests thousands will suffer.

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Ian Carter retweeted
Toni Wren@ToniWrenOz28 Sep 2021
Yes very good to be working together!
Anti-Poverty Week@AntiPovertyWeek28 Sep 2021
Excited to have our joint @ACOSS @_EverybodysHome Petition up now ahead of Anti-Poverty Week 2021 mailchi.mp/c7087f8b453b/peti… #APW21 #RaisetheRateforGood #BuildSocialHousing @_EverybodysHome @ACOSS
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Ian Carter retweeted
Toni Wren@ToniWrenOz15 Jul 2021
Yes this is so important. Thanks @acoss from @AntiPovertyWeek
ACOSS@ACOSS13 Jul 2021
1 in 3 women on social security payments have some paid work that slightly tops up poverty level payments. Ppl on payments like #JobSeeker have been excluded from Govt lockdown assistance, inc those who’ve lost paid work - @cassandragoldie @BreakfastNews #auspol #covid19aus
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Ian Carter retweeted
Toni Wren@ToniWrenOz12 Jul 2021
Replying to @AntiPovertyWeek
@AntiPovertyWeek agrees, this must be a priority for Government. We can protect women and children from devastating impact of poverty and homelessness.
Mission Australia
@MissionAust11 Jul 2021
A surge in domestic & family violence during the pandemic has prompted @_EverybodysHome calls for the federal gov to invest $7.6 billion on 17k new social homes that will help the more than 9k women a year who become #homeless due to #DFV. #everybodyshome smh.com.au/politics/federal/…

Government urged to build 17,000 homes for domestic violence victims to fix ‘shocking’ situation

As refuges overflow, a new report shows spending $7.6 billion on homes for family violence victims would provide upfront economic benefits worth $15.3 billion.

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