The Wire

Today The Salvation Army launched its Red Shield Appeal for 2007 in Sydney. The National target of $64 million, includes a target for Sydney of 12.8 million dollars – up 5 million from last year’s goal. So, on the day that the Howard Government’s Work Choices legislation turned one… and does the Salvo’s higher target point to increasing rates of poverty in Australia? The Salvation Army’s Sydney Appeal Director Major Garry Masters, discussed if there are more poor people around or if the same people are just getting poorer.