We asked children how they experienced poverty. Here are 6 changes needed now
- Written by Sharon Bessell, Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Photo by Orlando Vera/Pexels, CC BYAn eight-year-old boy is often hungry, but knows if he tells his mum, she will eat less herself and go hungry. He hates the thought, so he stays quiet.
An 11-year-old girl knows once rent is paid, there is almost nothing left over, so she tries not to ask for too much. She never takes school excursion notes home...
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