The Salvation Army today issued an urgent warning that Australia’s cost of living crisis is spiralling into an emergency for the nation’s most marginalised people, with a new report revealing nearly one in five people surveyed saying they had eaten from bins and three in five saying they had eaten expired or spoiled food in the past 12 months.

Today, six leading social services organisations issued a Joint Statement calling on the NSW government to urgently implement the recommendations of the Drug Summit Report.

It is a number that is beyond comprehension – on any given night 45,850 children and young people will be homeless in Australia.

The Australian Salvation Army has defended its decision to sell a 50- acre property in the Mullumbimby hinterland for $80,000 less than the valuer-general decided it was worth.

A drop-in centre for the homeless and disadvantaged on Fletcher Street, Byron Bay, is set to close after the Salvation Army has withdrawn its operational support.

An art exhibition put on in Byron Bay last Friday by the Salvos showed some of the fascinating work done by participants in its art therapy program throughout the year. T