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Iconic Australian magazine The Big Issue will welcome back its Melbourne vendors to street selling, following a pause due to the COVID-19 crisis.

If you’re looking to leave 2020 behind and start afresh, The Big Issue has you sorted with its 2021 calendar – on sale from today!

We are pleased to announce that from today Monday 20 July, readers can continue supporting the Big Issue vendors by picking up The Big Issue magazine at selected Woolworths stores across Australia. This is the first time in The Big Issue’s 24-year history that the magazine will be available in stores.

As Australia emerges from pandemic lockdown, The Big Issue vendors are returning to city streets across Australia following a three-month hiatus. The Big Issue has launched a new campaign to announce that it’s back to business for vendors, giving Australians every reason to buy a copy of the magazine for themselves from vendors who are…

The Big Issue is pleased to have the support from the Ecstra Foundation to help welcome back vendors to street selling.

New figures released by Roy Morgan Australian Readership report have found The Big Issue’s readership increased to 288,000 readers during the 2019 year. The Big Issue is one of only five general interest magazines that have increased their readership since the previous year.