'Grossly underfunded' community centres become makeshift cost-of-living crisis hubs

ABC NEWS (Australia) 2024-06-10

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More government funding needed, as community centres become unofficial cost-of-living crisis hubs, with a centre in one of Perth's most disadvantaged suburbs inundated by demand for help.

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