WA poverty rates more than doubled over past decade

Despite the loud, repetitive  and egocentric carry on of wealthy Australians being angry at having to pay tax, Western Australia remains the wealthiest state in one of the wealthiest countries in the world. However, figures released by Anti-Poverty Week WA claim that over the past decade, the number of people living in poverty in WA has more than doubled and our poverty rate has risen above the national average.

Why the contradiction?

No Place for Poverty Lead and Anti-Poverty Week WA Co-Chair, Alex Hughes, went On The Record with Jeff Bullen to shine some light on the various policy and economic factors contributing to this drastic inequality, and what we can collectively do about it.