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November 2009
This submission addresses the ongoing discrimination faced by migrants under the Migration Act and in relation to social security policy.
The submission argues for the application of human rights to the Migration Act and for reform of the tax and transfer system to ensure that migrants with a disability are able to access the same social security entitlements as all Australians.
October 2009
Presentation on economic, social and cultural rights: Consultation report findings and recommendations
June 2009
ACOSS supports the enactment of a national human rights act to improve the level of human rights protection in Australia. A national act must include economic, social and cultural rights in addition to civil and political rights in recognition of the inter-dependence of rights and the vulnerability of low income Australians to human rights infringements.
March 2008
Submission to Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations regarding draft principles developed by the Department to guide decisions on whether to appeal decisions made by social security appeals tribunals.
July 2005
ACOSS is concerned that the Australian Government has pursued a preferential bilateral trade agreement with the United States, the Australia United States Free Trade Agreement without adequate and sufficiently independent information being provided to the community about its potential effects or a proper process for consulting the community. The potential implications of the Agreement appear to be poorly understood, even by the Government.
December 2003
Includes: Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS). Community Legal Centres (CLC). Legal Aid funding. Legal Assistance Needs Project (LAN). Human rights. Family Law. Levels of self-representation. Community legal centres. Private legal profession and pro bono legal services.
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