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Study: Baby-boomers risk life of poverty

The number of people aged 65-plus is expected to double in the next 30 to 40 years.

<i>Diane Robertson:</i> Changing face of desperation as tough times hit home

Emergency food grant costs rise 75pc

<i>Deborah Coddington:</i> If home is not a thriller, just beat it with music

Parents help families tackle social problems

More trouble for Rudd in bid to tackle racial inequality

Echoes of apartheid erupt in townships

Shoes off for children

More people need top-up to survive on welfare cash