Category: living cost pressures

Climate Change, The Voice Loses Public Support As Cost of Living Problems Bite: Poll

July 14, 2023
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Australians are pessimistic about the future of the country as ongoing cost of living pressures continue to bite. SEC Newgate, the country’s largest strategic communications firm, released the findings of a survey of 2,207 Australians from Jun 23-28, which also found issues like climate change and The Voice lose public interest. The company found that…

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Living Cost Crisis Causes More Australians to Plunge into Extreme Poverty: Report

May 17, 2023
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A charity organisation has found that tens of thousands of Australians are experiencing food insecurity and cannot afford basic items amid high living cost pressures. According to new research by the Australian branch of the Salvation Army, which studied 1,700 people using the charity’s services in the past 12 months, 93 percent of the respondents…

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Living Cost Pressures Make Australians More Stressed Than COVID-19: Study

October 12, 2022
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A survey by a mental health and well-being support organisation found that living cost pressures have replaced COVID-19 as the most significant source of worry for Australians. Beyond Blue surveyed 1,500 people across the country and identified a number of factors that caused great concerns among the respondents: high inflation, rising interest rates and cost…

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