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Posted inFederal Politics, News

Senate committee hears how bad poverty is in rural areas

blankby New England Times News DeskDecember 15, 2022

The Senate Community Affairs committee held its third hearing into the nature and extent of poverty in Australia in Murray Bridge this week with a focus on how poverty was affecting regional communities.

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