As the election looms, ACOSS calls on Australians to consider that whilst we are considered one of the wealthiest countries in the world, 2.6 million people in the country are effectively living on the poverty line, this coupled with our chronic affordable housing shortage should be leading the election….. read more: http://www.acoss.org.au/media-releases/?media_release=acoss-calls-on-all-parties-to-put-poverty-on-the-election-agenda