The theme of this year’s World Humanitarian’s Day is “Women Humanitarians”. With the help of UNHCR and ActionAid, Jessie Tu highlights the work of a number of Australian women …
Youth homelessness is a national crisis
It is hard for many of us to comprehend, but trapped within the current political and social system, children as young as 12 are facing life without a permanent roof over their heads. The 2016 census …
Crowdfunding campaign to free at least 100 single Aboriginal mothers from prison
In just two days, 3,048 people have donated more than $130,000 in a crowdfunding campaign seeking to pay the fines of at least 100 Aboriginal women who are being held in Western Australian prisons. Th…
Single mothers deserve so much more than the financial struggles they’re facing
A recent study of 1100 single mothers in Australia found just over half are earning less than $40,000 a year, including 19% with less than $20,000. Almost half of the 25% of respondents reported worki…
Penalty rates gave me independence & the chance to escape poverty.
I started my first job in the service industry when I was 14 years old and 9 months: precisely the age at which I was allowed to be legally employed. My first job was as a cashier at a well-known fast…
