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Australia is a relatively wealthy country and there is a safety net that protect people from falling into complete abject poverty, In Other words if you have no source of income or have become unable to work for any reason you will receive assistance and an income. food is reasonably priced and medical care and medicines are also provided for those that can not afford them. Compared to the conditions that exist in many other country's of the world the system while open to improvement is pretty good.
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∙ 12y agoAccording to the Smith Family in 2001.
- 13.0% of Australians live in poverty (2.86 million).
- 2.9% of children live in poverty.
- 6.8% of single parent families live in poverty.
It also depends on your definiation of poverty which is a contested issue in Australia, There is for example no starvation and a high quality of living standards, Some Australian traditional owners live in a higher level of poverty than European counterparts but all needs, living standards and health care are met by government but some argue culture shock may still be an issue.
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∙ 14y agoIf you were poor in Australia then you'd have a pretty bad life... basically its like having about $20 a month
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Treating the effects of poverty on health with pills instead of by changing entitlements is referred to as?
This is called medicalization. Poverty is typically a social problem, and should be addressed as such.
Is poverty the same as 100 years ago?
Answer Poverty isn't as bad as it was 100 years ago, but in many poor countries poverty is still running rampant and shamefully so. Today the world is far better equipped to handle things like poverty, but Governments are slow to move, while people live in the worst conditions known to man.
When did poverty start to become a problem?
Poverty has always been a problem throught ut the world, and yet not many people realsie how bad poverty id until it affects there local areas this could be at different times, it also depends on the extreme precise of witch definition of poverty
What is Australias economy like?
Australia's economy is big and they smell werid. they have a lot of cool animals but they smell soooo bad
What does alleviate poverty mean?
this means freedom from poverty
Are the Irish migrants?
If you mean are THERE Irish migrants, then yoe they came to Australia in the 18 hundreds because of poverty famine and bad living situations.
Why did the greek migrate to Australia?
To escape the poverty in Greece
What are the two poverty-stricken countries?
australia and america
How bad is Canada's Poverty?
hola
What is importance of studying poverty?
to make the world more aware of how bad poverty is and how it has to helped
Why was haitie so bad?
because of poverty.
Why did the greek people come to australia?
Because for a lot of them the choice was Australia or abject poverty back in Greece
what are the major causes of bad loans?
poverty is major cause of bad loan
What did Charles Booth discover?
Charles Booth discovered that the poverty levels for the poor were bad and that one third of londeners were in poverty. He also created the poverty line to show how badly the poor were in poverty.
How many poor people are there in Australia?
As of 2021, around 13.4% of Australia's population was estimated to be living below the poverty line, which equates to approximately 3.2 million individuals. However, poverty statistics can vary depending on how poverty is defined and measured.
What is care Australia's motto?
according to the website it is Defending Dignity> Fighting Poverty
How did Australia's society get affected in the 1930s?
Mass unemployment nationwide poverty and hunger
