Tackling 'Play Poverty': How Redirecting Surplus Goods Helps Aussies Doing It Tough

 

Alison Covington AM, Founder and Managing Director of Good360 Australia, joins Dave to expose a hidden cost-of-living crisis: nearly half of all Australians—over 13 million people—have gone without the essentials needed for sport, play, and hobbies in the past 12 months.

With 1 in 5 households cutting sports participation and 19% sacrificing food, fuel, or utilities just to cover play costs, families are making brutal trade-offs. Alison breaks down how "play poverty" is driving a surge in screen time and declining mental health, and explains why redirecting $127 million worth of brand-new retail surplus sitting in warehouses straight to families in need is a smart, non-inflationary fix.

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