This survey, conducted by ACOSS in partnership with First Nations Clean Energy Network, of 1,007 people across Australia, found 80 per cent of people were living in homes that are too hot in summer.

This report presents funding and finance options to support the roll out of rapid and substantial energy performance and climate-resilience retrofits, to low-income housing. The report is informed by a series of workshops held in 2023, and subsequent consultations with experts across government, housing, property, energy, finance, climate change and community sectors.

This report gives a snapshot of the findings of a survey of the general community on issues surrounding poverty and inequality in Australia, and related social policies. The report shows that the majority of people agree that poverty is a big problem in Australia.

The gap between those with the most and those with the least has blown out over the past two decades in Australia, with the average wealth of the highest 20% growing at four times the rate of the lowest, this research by ACOSS and UNSW Sydney shows.

The research behind this report finds that the upcoming increase to welfare payment rates in Australia will not be enough to prevent economic distress for a large number of welfare recipients.