Abbreviations

Abbreviations

ABS

Australian Bureau of Statistics

ACOSS

Australian Council of Social Service

ACOSS & UNSW Partnership

Poverty and Inequality Partnership between the Australian Council of Social Service and the University of New South Wales

ANU

Australian National University

CALD

culturally and linguistically diverse

CPI

Consumer Price Index

committee

Senate Community Affairs References Committee

CYDA

Children and Young People with Disability Australia

DSP

Disability Support Pension

DSS

Department of Social Services

HILDA survey

Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey

Interim Advisory Committee

Interim Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee

LGBTQIA+

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and other sexually or gender diverse identities

MTAWE

Male Total Average Weekly Earnings

NACCHO

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

OECD

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development

UNSW

University of New South Wales

VET

vocational education and training

WAAMH

Western Australian Association of Mental Health