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Poverty on the rise in Australia

Source: ABC News
Published: Monday, October 13, 2008 2:13 AEST
Expires: Sunday, January 11, 2009 2:13 AEST

Karen Berkman reports a new study shows the number of people officially classed as poor has risen steadily for the last 10 years.

Tags: community-and-society, population-and-demographics, poverty, welfare, australia, qld

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