Opinion

It is time to tackle inequality in Australia

By Lyn Morgain
January 21 2020 - 9:00am
It is time to tackle inequality in Australia
It is time to tackle inequality in Australia

Ahead of the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, it is staggering to note that the wealthiest 1 per cent of Australians, just 250,000 people, have more than double the wealth of the bottom 50 per cent of the rest of the population - or more than 12.5 million people.

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