Events

Monday 15 May 2023 Location: Aerial UTS Function Centre, Building 10, Level 7/235 Jones St, Ultimo NSW 2007 The ACOSS Post Budget Event is the key annual event for civil society and the community services sector, providing a space for attendees to receive briefings on key budget measures and their likely impacts on people experiencing […]

The Australian Council of Social Service, Ai Group, the Energy Efficiency Council, and the Property Council of Australia collectively seek to advance the potential for demand-side measures in the energy system to lower bills, reduce emissions, improve equity and energy security, improve business competitiveness, and accelerate the transition to a net zero economy. On Tuesday, […]

ACOSS is excited to present this next installment in our ACOSS Policy Webinar Series for 2023, which will take a deep dive into the recent Robodebt Royal Commission report. Register to hear analysis of the report and explore priorities for reform. The discussion will focus in depth on the implications of the Royal Commission’s report for the administration of social security, […]

In this installment of the ACOSS Policy Webinar Series, we will delve into the findings and recommendations of the major Parliamentary inquiry into employment services chaired by Labor MP Julian Hill. After a year and a half of submissions and hearings, the inquiry is set to conclude at the end of November. Julian Hill MP will […]

Community attitudes are an important part of building support for policy reform to reduce poverty and inequality. This webinar will present the results of a recent survey of the Australian public undertaken as part of the UNSW-ACOSS Poverty and Inequality Partnership. We will be joined by Mark Chenery, an expert in values-based messaging and communications and […]

If governments remain committed to mutual obligation, there is a need to ensure that people who use employment services can make meaningful choices about how they look for jobs. Join this webinar to hear from Dorte Caswell, Professor in Social Work at Department for Sociology and Social Work at Aalborg University (Denmark), who will reflect on how co-production has […]

Dedicated to shaping awareness of social welfare issues, the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW Sydney places a strong emphasis on research in areas such as poverty, inequality, wellbeing, and justice. Through a concentrated approach grounded in research and practical impact, this specialised short course examines the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality. It […]

The ACOSS Post Budget Event is the key annual event for civil society and the community services sector, providing a space for attendees to receive briefings on key budget measures and their likely impacts on people experiencing poverty and inequality. The event facilitates the opportunity for the community sector to engage in conversation following the release […]

First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence are starting the Comm Prac meetings from the 12 August, this invitation will remain open and anyone can join at anytime.  Please fill out the EOI to be included in the emails with relevant information. If you are interested in the work of the Comm Prac but have limited […]

Building on the research and findings of the Poverty and Inequality Partnership with ACOSS, the second instalment of the short course from the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW Sydney, ‘Understanding Poverty, Inequality, and Social Disadvantage in Australia’, explores the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality in Australia from a unique local policy perspective. […]

Join No to Violence for an election forum facilitated by leading national journalist Kristine Ziwica with family violence political leaders: *Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services, Australian Labor Party *Senator Kerrynne Liddle, Shadow Minister for Child Protection and the Prevention of Family Violence, Liberal/National Party *Senator Larissa Waters, Spokesperson on women and gendered […]

Date: 19th May 2026 Location: Dockside, Balcony and Terrace Level, Cockle Bay Wharf, 2 Wheat Rd, Sydney NSW 2000 Room: Darling & Quay Room 1 About the event: The ACOSS Post Budget Event is the key annual event for civil society and the community services sector, providing a space for attendees to receive briefings on key budget measures […]