According to the Northern Rivers Social Development Council there are 22,000 people (or 13% of the population over 15 years of age) living below the poverty line in this region during the current period of strong economic growth and record Federal budget surpluses.
That's a lot of people in our area not sharing in Australia's wealth. Are you one of those missing out?
The full The Northern Rivers Echo article:http://www.echonews.com/index.php?page=View%20Article&article=17441&issue=287
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