Poverty is not just about having any money it is about not having the access to information, technology and education.
We can talk about the true unemployment rate in Australia and its real impact.
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We can talk facts and figures about how many people on any given night in Australia are homeless and sleeping on the streets; but one is too many.
We can talk about that the price of housing is beyond the means of the average Australian. We can talk about the fragmentation of the family unit and its trans-generational consequences.
We can talk about a geo-political apparatus that is preaching conformity and if you don’t they can be on your doorstep within a few hours to have a quiet word in your ear. |
We can talk about a government that is skilled in the art of shifting the focus from our own backyard to the international stage when it all gets too much.
We can talk about the United Nations Charter on refuges and the universal rights of people seeking asylum that was penned after the holocaust to wash the blood from the hands of a few ordinary politicians so that it would never happen again.
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