Peter Saunders

Another official Australian report has been doctored to gloss over rising inequality

11 Sep 2019

The Institute for Health and Welfare issued an "errata" to correct statements about inequality that were perfectly correct.

One in five NSW high school kids suffers "severe" deprivation of life's essentials

27 Nov 2018

Education through to the end of high school is a birthright in Australia but many kids are missing out on important parts of that birthright in ways that leave them feeling like losers and outsiders.

Living without the essentials: report sheds new light on young Australians and poverty

26 Nov 2018

The report, produced with UNSW Sydney, for the first time allows young people to explain in revealing detail their experiences of poverty.

3m Australians living in poverty, new report from UNSW and ACOSS shows

16 Oct 2018

The report was launched today at the National Press Club in Canberra to coincide with Anti-Poverty Week.

New UNSW, ACOSS study highlights inequality in our society – and how to fix it

31 Jul 2018

Beyond the personal effects on individuals, vast disparities in income can erode social cohesion and undermine economic growth, researchers say.

New budget standards show just how inadequate the Newstart Allowance has become

25 Aug 2017

The minimum wage may be adequate for some low-paid workers – but this is clearly not the case for the woefully inadequate Newstart Allowance, writes Peter Saunders.

One+One

15 Dec 2016

Dr Cassandra Goldie, head of the Australian Council of Social Service, has a PhD in Law from UNSW. At the university she met Professor Peter Saunders, from the Social Policy Research Centre, with whom ACOSS has now partnered to produce landmark reports into poverty.