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“I have a lot of regular customers. They ask me when the new magazine comes out and they ask me when the calendars come out… I know if they’ve missed out on the magazine in the first week I always save extra in my bag for them.”

The Big Issue magazine is now read by 270,000 Australians every fortnight, according to the latest Roy Morgan Australian Magazine Readership research.

Registrations are now open for The Big Issue’s Social Impact Project, a new higher education experience for universities and students interested in social enterprise. The Social Impact Project is an immersive learning experience where students are challenged to develop a concept and plan for a project or business that will create positive social or environmental…

“I’d like to say thank you to everyone who buys The Big Issue, it makes a big difference in my life. I can earn my own money and live my best life.”

“I’d like to thank my customers for a start, not just for buying The Big Issue from me, but from anybody. Anytime anyone buys a magazine they’re helping someone.”

“The customers I usually get love what I do and tell me ‘you’re doing a good job, keep it up’. It’s a good way to be working, you get appreciation and people like what you’re doing. It makes me feel rewarded. They’re just amazed I’m out here and they love what I’m doing .”