Australian Council of Social Service

Treasurer delivers Post-Budget address to sector

Federal Treasurer Wayne Wayne has delivered a Post Budget Address at the ACOSS Community Sector Lunch in Melbourne to more than 200 community and social service workers and representatives, who were given the opportunity to ask questions about last week's Budget. More information >> 

Robin Hood comes good, except for single parent families

ACOSS has welcomed the overall approach in this year's Federal Budget, which makes the tax system fairer and will improve the lives of people on low incomes - except for 100,000 of our poorest families. Read Release >>

ACOSS Report: ‘Waste not, want not: Making room in the Budget for essential services' calls on the Government to target the new layer of rebates which have grown unsustainably and are poorly targeted. Read release >>

ACOSS Priorities for the Federal Budget in 2012 calls on the Government to tackle waste while giving priority to those who struggle the most. Read Media Release: Cut wasteful expenditure, not support for the most needy >>

More than 650 orgs take part in 2012 Australian Community Sector Survey!

More than 650 organisations from across Australia have taken part in this year's Australian Community Sector Survey. The ACSS is the only survey of its kind, providing an invaluable snapshot of how the community and social services sector is travelling. It's used extensively in the media, in advocacy, by policy makers, policy analysts and academics, and the results will be released in the coming months. Find out more >>

ACOSS thanks Senator for raising awareness of low paying Newstart Allowance

The Australian Council of Social Service today thanked Greens Senator Rachel Siewert for raising awareness of the impossibility of living on the Newstart Allowance payment of just $35 a day by completing a week of trying to survive on the below the poverty line payment. Read full release >>

Find out about $35 a day is not enough! campaign >> 

ACOSS National Conference 2012 a great success!

The 2012 ACOSS National Conference has concluded in Sydney with over 450 people in attendance across the two day event. Check out the new ACOSS report titled: 'Who's missing out: Material deprivation and income support payments'.

Conference presentations are now available.