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Cooperation not intervention: a call for a new direction in the Northern Territory
23 November 2011
Aboriginal peak bodies, community welfare and public health groups from around the country are calling for a new direction in policies affecting Aboriginal Australians based on cooperation, not... [ 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 ]
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 ]
Invest in case management for long-term unemployed, not ‘wasteful’ income quarantining: ACOSS
10 March 2011
The peak body for the community welfare sector today welcomed Opposition Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey's call for closer case management to better support long-term unemployed people into work, but... [ Read more ]
More than 600,000 unemployed Australians risk falling further into poverty
5 March 2011
More than 600,000 unemployed people in Australia risk falling further into poverty as a result of the Federal Government's uneven indexation increases to pensions aimed at meeting increases in the... [ Read more ]
Amend Family Tax Benefit so disadvantaged youth don’t miss out: ACOSS
11 February 2011
The Australian Council of Social Service welcomes the Federal Government's legislation to increase Family Tax Benefits to help families meet the cost of raising teenagers.
The Minister for Families... [ Read more ]
ACOSS welcomes ‘win win’ focus on workforce participation
2 February 2011
ACOSS today welcomed the Prime Minister's plan to improve workforce participation, especially for people on income support.
"Improving workforce participation is a ‘win win' policy for people on... [ Read more ]
OECD unprecedented call for Australia to increase unemployment benefits payments
15 November 2010
The national community services peak body, ACOSS, has welcomed an unprecedented call from the OECD for unemployment benefits to be lifted in Australia, and the removal of ‘inactivity traps' through... [ Read more ]
Rollout of Blanket Income Management Unfair and Un-Australian
25 November 2009
ACOSS has raised concerns about the Federal Government's plans to roll out income management across the country, saying it could further disadvantage low income Australians.
"While the reinstatement... [ Read more ]