Why doesn’t Australia have an official poverty line? | The Drum | ABC News

In Australia, there is no official definition of poverty and no way to monitor how many people are poor. ACOSS estimates there are about 3 million Australians living in poverty - but a new study suggests millions more working Australians are perilously close to slipping into sub-standard living.
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