Abstract
The Australian Commission of Inquiry into Poverty conducted an extensive study of the social and economic conditions of lower income groups in Australia from 1972 to 1976. The nature and extent of poverty in the country have been thoroughly documented in the thirty reports so far published. This review focuses on the first main report, Poverty in Australia, which is concerned primarily with economic deprivation. In order to alleviate this problem a guaranteed income is recommended. The report does not address the issue of inequality despite the fact that the inquiry spanned the era of Labor government when hopes were fanned for a new society structured to achieve greater equality among its citizens. Converging social, economic, and political factors led to reinstatement of the conservative government which had appointed the commission. Therefore, the fact that the report reflects a "liberal conservative" philosophy enhances the probability of adoption of its recommendations and renders it right for its time.
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