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Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

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Ask Izzy handled 9.1 million searches for food, housing and violence support last year. Key points and original sources are listed below.

Ask Izzy handled 9.1 million searches for food, housing and violence support last year. Without ongoing support, 24 charities say it will soon fall out of date.S1 S2

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Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

Ask Izzy handled 9.1 million searches for food, housing and violence support last year. Without ongoing support, 24 charities say it will soon fall out of date.

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Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

Ask Izzy handled 9.1 million searches for food, housing and violence support last year. Without ongoing support, 24 charities say it will soon fall out of date.

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Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

Ask Izzy handled 9.1 million searches for food, housing and violence support last year. Without ongoing support, 24 charities say it will soon fall out of date.

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Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

3 outlets 3 reports Published Oct 6, 2026

The brief

Ask Izzy handled 9.1 million searches for food, housing and violence support last year. Key points and original sources are listed below.

Ask Izzy handled 9.1 million searches for food, housing and violence support last year. Without ongoing support, 24 charities say it will soon fall out of date.S1 S2

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Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back

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