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The Social Policy and Research Centre (SPARC) aims to spark lasting policy change that will increase opportunity and reduce poverty.

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We are working towards an Australia free of poverty

The Brotherhood of St. Laurence (BSL) is a social justice organisation that works to prevent and alleviate poverty across Australia.

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  • Search SPARC publications
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Acknowledgement of Country

The Brotherhood of St. Laurence acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways on which our organisation operates. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders past, present and emerging.

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The Brotherhood of St. Laurence, ABN 24 603 467 024, is endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient and therefore gifts of two dollars or more to the Brotherhood of St. Laurence in each relevant State or Territory are tax deductible for the donor.

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