1 in 8 australians living in poverty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-20255904

i didn't think ozzy was that bad

Living in poverty myself, only have £40 to my name til the end of the month lol

Unfortunately, it is bad here Our low and middle income earners struggle with low wages and high costs.. We are such a rich country that our idiocle government has run into the ground, and mostly because of our "soft" illegal immigrant policy and the fact that they we are spending so damn much supporting asylum seekers.. I hate politics and I hate talking politics, but this country's pollies need to grow a set and start putting some $ back into an already struggling nation instead of investing in immigrants.. For example ; Single parents, low income earners and the unemployed wait 10 years to get government housing.. An asylum seeker, that is granted entry gets immediate housing and a $10,000 grant to set up their homes and family with essentials.. Alternatively they recieve an already furnished home that contains plasma tvs, game consoles for any children and a clothing grant.. They also get immediate pension payments that are more than the unemployed Aussie.. I'm a single working mum and they rob me with tax and loss of pension payments, If I remained an unemployed single mother I would receive $60 less a month than what I get for working I can't be a bludger though, it does my head in.. I could never just sit around the house all day.. But in a lot of ways I would be better off

Sounds exactly like the UK.