ACOSS Policy Webinar Series: Employment Services Reform
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 towards poverty and inequality in Australia: latest research findings and how to talk about them
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 […]
ACOSS Policy Webinar – Personal agency and employment services: learning from international practice
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 […]
Short course: Understanding Poverty, Inequality and Social Disadvantage in Australia
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 […]
ACOSS Post Budget Event 2024
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 […]
The First Nations Advocates Against Family Violence (FNAAFV) National Community of Practice
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 […]
Course: Understanding Poverty, Inequality and Social Disadvantage in Australia
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. […]
National Family Violence Election Forum: Hear Commitments Firsthand
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 […]