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Employment & Income Support
It’s time to raise Newstart to tackle growing inequality in Australia: ACOSS Poverty Report
21 October 2011
The Australian Council of Social Service is calling on the Commonwealth Government to commit to increase income support allowances like Newstart as recommended by the Henry Review, in order to tackle... [ Read more ]
ACOSS calls for clear agenda on tax and transfer reform
6 October 2011
In the wake of two days of tax and transfer discussions, ACOSS is calling for the Federal Government to set out a clear agenda for reform of the tax and transfer system in the national interest.
"We... [ Read more ]
People on lowest payments in the worst financial stress
19 September 2011
New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows people trying to survive on the lowest income support payments are in the worst financial stress. This underscores the need for... [ Read more ]
DSP changes must include increase in unemployment benefit
30 July 2011
Australian Council of Social Service CEO Dr Cassandra Goldie today said that ACOSS is broadly supportive of the Government's attempt to give more people living on the Disability Support Pension an... [ Read more ]
Young mums need support, not a ‘crackdown’
5 May 2011
Thursday 5 May, 2011
Major welfare groups today cautiously welcomed some aspects of the Government's budget measures to support teenage parents, but rejected the proposal of suspending social security... [ Read more ]
Community sector calls urgent national meeting as budget concerns about ‘welfare reform’ grow
28 April 2011
Leading community service and consumer groups - including Australia's major charities, disability organisations, representatives of single parents, and people who long term unemployed - will meet at... [ Read more ]
Clamp down on tax breaks and poorly targeted spending, not essential social programs in Budget
20 April 2011
The Australian Council of Social Service is urging the Federal Government to focus on cutting wasteful and poorly targeted spending and tax breaks in the upcoming May Budget.
"If this is done, the... [ Read more ]
Government and employers must do more to help people who are looking for paid work
14 April 2011
In response to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's speech, the Australian Council of Social Service said today that getting more people on income support into paid work will require proper investment in... [ Read more ]
Punitive measures are costly and don’t work: ACOSS
31 March 2011
The Australian Council of Social Service is disappointed that Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott has decided to pursue failed punitive policies of the past that are contrary to what is needed to... [ Read more ]
Tax Forum a platform for long-term reform of Australia’s tax and social security system
21 March 2011
The Australian Council of Social Service has welcomed the Federal Government announcement that it will hold a tax forum in early October, stating that the forum will be an important stage in the... [ Read more ]