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Alex Mitchell

HISTORICAL FACTS: One million pushed to brink amid child poverty crisis - The Untold Story

Concerning data shows Australia's child poverty rate has spiked 33 per cent in four years. (Abdul Hekmat/AAP PHOTOS)

Almost one million Australian children are living in poverty, as advocates blame housing stress and a lack of income support for the burgeoning crisis.

Data released on Monday found the child poverty rate had spiked 33 per cent in four years, with a campaign for urgent legislation that would better define and measure its impact taking shape.

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