5 Facts, 5 Stories, 5 ActionsThis factsheet was produced by Anti-Poverty Network SA, a grassroots community advocacy organisation led by people directly affected by the poverty crisis.Download our 2026 Anti-Poverty Week Factsheet here.5 FACTSMore Than 1 in 7 Adults And 1 In 6 Children Live In PovertyAccording to UNSW, more than 1 in 7 adults … Continue reading Anti-Poverty Week 2026 Factsheet
Public Housing: 90 Years Of Home, Community, And Opportunity
A People's ForumSaturday December 5, 10am-5pmYitpi Yartapuultiku, 1300 Old Port Road, Port AdelaideREGISTER HERE (free for all low-income people) This December marks 90 years of the South Australian Housing Trust. For nine decades, public housing has provided homes, stability and opportunity for generations of South Australians, and has helped build communities across our state. This … Continue reading Public Housing: 90 Years Of Home, Community, And Opportunity
Online Forum: No Empty Homes In A Housing Crisis!!
Thursday October 22, 6:30pm-8pm (SA time); Register Here Across SA, tens of thousands of houses are vacant, simply because investors can get away with keeping them empty. We think this makes no sense, especially in the middle of a housing crisis – houses are for living in, not for hoarding!!Join ‘Purple Pingers’ (Jordan Van Den … Continue reading Online Forum: No Empty Homes In A Housing Crisis!!
Use It Or Lose It: End Homelessness By Acquiring Unused Dwellings
Anti-Poverty Network SA is calling on the State Government to impose a Vacant Houses Levy designed to stop the hoarding of residential property. Safe, secure housing is a human right and bold action is urgently required to reverse the inequities of a broken housing market. Excessive speculative investing must be curtailed and unused dwellings compulsorily … Continue reading Use It Or Lose It: End Homelessness By Acquiring Unused Dwellings
Campaigns Team Planning Meeting: PART 2
Monday July 13, 6:30pm-8:30pm (SA time), on ZoomOur Campaigns Team seeks to build pressure for urgent action on the poverty and the housing crises through a wide range of tactics, including protests, forums, community outreach, mutual aid, media engagement, lobbying, policy and research work, and other tools. Our Campaigns Team is planning for the next … Continue reading Campaigns Team Planning Meeting: PART 2
Campaigns Team Planning Meeting
Monday June 22, 6:30pm-8:30pm (SA time), on ZoomOur Campaigns Team seeks to build pressure for urgent action on the poverty and the housing crises through a wide range of tactics, including protests, forums, community outreach, mutual aid, media engagement, lobbying, policy and research work, and other tools. With the State Election campaign well and truly … Continue reading Campaigns Team Planning Meeting
“Make No Mistake: Poverty Is A Political Choice”
Response to 2026 Federal Budget from Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Samantha, May 13, Parliament, North Terrace, Adelaide. I want to begin by acknowledging that we meet today on Kaurna Country — stolen land. Land that was never ceded. I pay my respects to First Nations Elders past and present, and especially to any First Nations … Continue reading “Make No Mistake: Poverty Is A Political Choice”
“My Rent Will Rise By 21% Next Month”
Response to 2026 Federal Budget from Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Mel, May 13, Parliament, North Terrace, Adelaide. I have been renting privately through real estate companies for a couple of decades, ever since my divorce. I have helped landlords pay their mortgages and buy expensive cars. I have passed almost 80 unit inspections and therefore … Continue reading “My Rent Will Rise By 21% Next Month”
“Poverty Signs Death Certificates”
Response to 2026 Federal Budget from Anti-Poverty Network SA member, Mel, May 13, Parliament, North Terrace, Adelaide.“Poverty doesn’t just impact health. It signs death certificates.”Dear Jim,While you were reading your budget speech I was online engaging in a lecture about poverty, inequality and disadvantage in Australia.You had a lot to say about how great this … Continue reading “Poverty Signs Death Certificates”
2026 Federal Budget Response
Wednesday May 13, 11am-12pmParliament House, North Terrace, AdelaideIt's Federal Budget week!! Apart from some tinkering with the Capital Gains and the Negative Gearing tax concessions, we're not expecting much (no raise to JobSeeker or other payments, no extra funding for public housing), but we're planning a small but strong response: we'll be coming together on … Continue reading 2026 Federal Budget Response