Rachel Siewert (WA, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the Senate—

(a) notes that this week is Anti-Poverty Week 2017;

(b) recognises that more than three million Australians are living in poverty and hardship;

(c) acknowledges that one in six children are living in poverty and almost half of all children living in poverty are in single parent households;

(d) notes that the main aims of Anti-Poverty Week are to encourage research, discussion and action to address poverty and hardship; and

(e) calls on the Government to commit to reducing poverty by at least 50 per cent by 2030, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.