Tag: cost of living
Winter is testing Australian households, and those trying to help them
As winter sets in, more Australian households are facing severe financial strain, with many cutting back on essentials just to stay housed. The St Vincent de Paul Society is seeing rising demand firsthand, as families edge closer to crisis and charities struggle to keep up.
Vinnies Winter Appeal launches as Australians cut back on essentials
More than half of Australians are cutting back on essentials to afford housing, new data shows, as the St Vincent de Paul Society launches its 2026 Winter Appeal.
St Declan’s outreach grows as demand for help rises
Participation at St Declan’s parish in Penshurst has surged as outreach programs expand to meet growing demand for assistance.
The early bird catches the Christmas worm
Christmas Day might be still eight weeks away, but if you want to avoid the rush, now is the ideal time to start looking for Christmas nativities, angels, trees and the like.
Vinnies CEO Sleepout raises more than $7.8 million to fight a...
The St Vincent de Paul Society’s NSW CEO says an acute housing crisis and costs of living are forcing record numbers of people to seek help for the first time while the charity itself is under increasing financial pressure.
Can Catholics afford to live near their parishes?
Catholic families spend a lifetime putting down roots in their parishes. But what happens when they get priced out of the neighbourhood?
Pregnancy support requests more than double from financial stress and abortion...
Pregnancy support service Diamond Women is struggling to meet the needs of women considering abortion due to the rising cost of living
The price of football giving NSW the blues
You only need to look to Game 1 of this year’s State of Origin series—very oddly far from sold out just a day out from the game—to see rising costs are pricing out a whole generation of potential fans.
Catholics give during cost-of-living crisis
Jesuit Mission Australia and Caritas Australia’s fundraising efforts in 2023 reveal the strength of Catholic generosity amidst the cost of living crisis
Cash-strapped Christmas cheer
With her team of Santa’s helpers, the leader of a Society of a St Vincent de Paul support created Sydney’s biggest Christmas cave
Good works for cost-of-living Christmas
In a year of rising interest rates and financial hardships, volunteers at Sydney’s charities have found they’re giving more than usual.
Commbank CEO says economy is robust despite cost of living pressures
The Chief Executive Officer of Australia’s largest bank has delivered an inspiring talk to members of the Sydney Catholic Business Network (SCBN), saying the...
