Media Releases
ACOSS National Conference Newstart Resolution
26 March 2013
More than 400 participants of the 2013 ACOSS National Conference have today passed a resolution calling on the federal parliament of Australia to urgently legislate for a $50 increase in the single... [ Read more ]
United call for Newstart increase at ACOSS National Conference
25 March 2013
Australia's community welfare sector gathering in Adelaide today will make a united call for a $50 increase in the single Newstart Allowance payment in this year's federal Budget.
ACOSS CEO Dr... [ Read more ]
Wake up call for the nation: More than 620, 000 people with disability living in poverty
22 March 2013
The Australian Council of Social Service has today released new figures showing 620, 600 people with disability in Australia are living below the conservative, internationally accepted poverty line... [ Read more ]
Evidence is in: Government must now reverse single parent cuts and lift Newstart
21 March 2013
The Australian Council of Social Service is today calling on the federal Government to take immediate steps to reverse the damaging cuts to single parenting payments and increase the grossly... [ Read more ]
Tackle $6 billion in tax loopholes and Budget ‘waste’ to make room for priority programs
11 March 2013
The Australian Council of Social Service today released proposals to cut tax loopholes and wasteful spending in the federal Budget worth almost $6 billion - that would help fund essential services... [ Read more ]
Not an either-or: Newstart must be lifted
7 March 2013
Peak community welfare groups and charities today restated their call for a $50 increase in Allowance payments such as Newstart in this year's Federal Budget as a fundamental requirement to help lift... [ Read more ]
UN asks Australian Government to explain violation of single parents’ rights
4 March 2013
The Australian Council of Social Service today called on the Australian Government to detail its response to a United Nations request for it to explain the decision to cut the payments of over 80,000... [ Read more ]
Sydney Mardi Gras: Reminder that much still needs to be done to end discrimination
2 March 2013
ACOSS Chief Executive Dr Cassandra Goldie today wished organisers and participants of the annual Mardi Gras Parade a joyous celebration, adding that much still needs to be done to achieve equality... [ Read more ]