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SUMMARY:ACOSS Policy Webinar - Personal agency and employment services: learning from international practice
DESCRIPTION: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. \nJoin 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 been adopted in Danish employment services\, including practices of front line staff\, and how a professionalised workforce can make services more empowering. \nWe will delve into how this approach could be adapted in Australia to give people who use employment services more choice and control. \nAs always\, there will be the opportunity to engage with speakers and pose your questions.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-policy-webinar-personal-agency-and-employment-services-learning-from-international-practice/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231214T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231214T140000
DTSTAMP:20231121T000148Z
CREATED:20231121T000148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231121T000148Z
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SUMMARY:Community attitudes towards poverty and inequality in Australia: latest research findings and how to talk about them
DESCRIPTION: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 Co-Founder and Director of Common Cause Australia\, and Jacqueline Phillips\, Deputy CEO and Director of Policy and Advocacy at ACOSS. \nJoin us as we discuss not only what these results mean but also how we can talk about them to build further support for policy changes. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenters\n\n\n\n\n\n \nScientia Professor Carla Treloar \nCarla is Scientia Professor with the Centre for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Centre. Her research interests are in the fields of hepatitis C and injecting drug use\, working across different methods and disciplines. \nMark Chenery \nMark is a communications expert and trainer who works with mission driven organisations and political parties to incorporate a values-based approach to messaging. Since establishing Common Cause Australia in 2014\, he and his colleagues have trained over 5\,000 campaigners\, communicators and fundraisers from Australia and New Zealand in the science of values and framing. \nJacqueline Phillips \nJacqueline joined ACOSS as the Director of Policy and Advocacy in August 2013. From 2010-13\, she was the National Director of Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR). Jacqueline has a long history of involvement with the COSSes and leads the ACOSS/UNSW Poverty and Inequality research and impact partnership.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/community-attitudes-towards-poverty-and-inequality-in-australia-latest-research-findings-and-how-to-talk-about-them/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231211T113000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20231211T123000
DTSTAMP:20231128T013830Z
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SUMMARY:ACOSS Policy Webinar Series: Employment Services Reform
DESCRIPTION: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. \nAfter a year and a half of submissions and hearings\, the inquiry is set to conclude at the end of November. Julian Hill MP will present the Committee’s insights\, addressing long-standing criticisms of Australia’s employment services system\, including issues such as rising long-term unemployment\, a focus on compliance over public service\, and perverse incentives for providers. \nDon’t miss this opportunity to assess and discuss whether meaningful change is on the horizon for Australia’s employment services system. \nAs always\, there will be the opportunity to engage with speakers and pose your questions.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-policy-webinar-series-employment-services-reform/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230824T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230824T140000
DTSTAMP:20230817T015546Z
CREATED:20230817T015546Z
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SUMMARY:ACOSS Policy Webinar Series: Robodebt Royal Commission
DESCRIPTION: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. \nRegister 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\, and the treatment of people who receive social security payments in the future. \nThis ACOSS Policy Webinar will be in conversation with Dr Darren O’Donovan\, Senior Lecturer in administrative law at la Trobe Law School\, who has written extensively on rights\, oversight and public administration\, with a particular emphasis on frontline administrative justice. Darren has a particular passion for social security and disability law\, and has been a close follower of the Robodebt Royal Commission. \nACOSS invites you to join this free webinar and be part of the conversation. There will be the opportunity for you to pose your questions to speakers and participate in discussion with other attendees.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-policy-webinar-series-robodebt-royal-commission/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230801T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230801T150000
DTSTAMP:20230721T032822Z
CREATED:20230721T032822Z
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SUMMARY:Joint Discussion Paper - Enabling the Energy Performance Revolution: Energy Governance and Market Reform
DESCRIPTION: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. \nOn Tuesday\, 1 August\, between 2-3pm AEST\, the authors of this discussion paper will talk through some of the issues presented\, and canvass initial areas of discussion and reform. Join Frankie Muskovic\, Kellie Caught\, Tennant Reed and Alex St John for a step through of our governance paper\, and discuss how changes to energy governance and markets might build a better energy system for all consumers and businesses. \nThe four organisations intend to hold further consultation and discussion events throughout the second half of 2023\, prior to developing a set of recommendations to provide to federal\, state and territory governments by the end of the year.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/joint-discussion-paper-enabling-the-energy-performance-revolution-energy-governance-and-market-reform/
LOCATION:Virtual Event\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230515T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230515T235959
DTSTAMP:20230502T011203Z
CREATED:20230323T032005Z
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SUMMARY:ACOSS Post Budget Event
DESCRIPTION:Monday 15 May 2023 \nLocation: Aerial UTS Function Centre\, Building 10\, Level 7/235 Jones St\, Ultimo NSW 2007 \nThe 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. \nThe event will provide the opportunity for the Treasurer to address the community sector directly and for the community sector to engage in conversation following the release of the Federal Budget. The event will also include an in-depth Budget analysis from ACOSS\, an engaging discussion with a panel of experts\, and ample opportunity for networking. \nSpeakers – with more to be announced in the coming weeks: \n\nMC: Hang Vo\, ACOSS President\nThe Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP\, Treasurer\nCatherine Liddle\, CEO\, SNAICC – National Voice for our Children\nLeanne Ho\, CEO\, Economic Justice Australia (EJA)\nDr Elizabeth Deveny\, CEO\, Consumers Health Forum of Australia\nChris Richardson\, Economist\nSam Thomas\, Lived experience expert\nDr Cassandra Goldie\, CEO\, ACOSS\n\nProgram: \n9AM – Registrations open \nEvent commences \n10AM – Welcome to Country \n10:05AM – Introduction to event \n10:15AM – ACOSS Budget Analysis \n10:30AM – Panel discussion \nShort intermission \n11:30AM – Treasurer’s address and Q&A \n  \nSpecial thanks to partners HESTA and UTS Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-post-budget-event/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230412T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230412T133000
DTSTAMP:20230323T032209Z
CREATED:20230323T032209Z
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SUMMARY:ACOSS Policy Webinar Series: Reforming Australia's Social Services with Mark Considine
DESCRIPTION:Over the past 30 years\, Australia has experimented with using markets to provide human services. After much trial and error\, there are still fundamental questions to be answered about whether a market model can genuinely deliver improved personal outcomes for people\, especially those who experience poverty\, disadvantage and hardship. At the same time\, the search for alternative service models is intensifying along with community expectations of improved services. \nACOSS invites you to a webinar with renowned political scientist and University of Melbourne Professor Mark Considine\, author of The Careless State: Reforming Australia’s Social Services. Mark has studied and written extensively on public sector reform and service design models\, and will be speaking about the findings of his research on the impact of market models on Australian society\, their impact on the quality of care on offer\, and options for reform.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-policy-webinar-series-reforming-australias-social-services-with-mark-considine/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230310T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20230310T143000
DTSTAMP:20230222T044905Z
CREATED:20230222T044905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230222T044905Z
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Community Sector Blueprint for Energy Efficiency Rental Standards
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for the launch of the Community Sector Blueprint on minimum energy efficiency standards. \nThe federal\, state and territory governments have committed to develop a National Framework for Minimum Energy Efficiency Rental Requirements. \nTo inform this work the community\, housing\, building and energy efficiency sectors have come together to develop a Community Sector Blueprint: a National Framework for Minimum Energy Efficiency Rental Requirements. \nTo launch the Blueprint we have bought together great line-up of speakers\, including core authors of the Blueprint and renters who will share their stories and what having a healthy\, energy efficient home would mean for them. \nSpeakers include: \n\nKellie Caught\, Program Director\, Climate and Energy\, ACOSS\nLeo Patterson Ross – CEO\, Tenants Union NSW\nJoel Dignam\, CEO\, Better Renting\nRob Murray-Leach – Head of Market Transformation\, Energy Efficiency Council\nShasha\, renter from NSW\nGemma\, renter from NSW
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/webinar-community-sector-blueprint-for-energy-efficiency-rental-standards/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221128T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221128T163000
DTSTAMP:20221005T045148Z
CREATED:20221005T045043Z
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UID:10000059-1669626000-1669653000@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:Rethinking Welfare and Conditionality in Australia
DESCRIPTION:The workshop comes in the wake of a series of momentous changes to income supports\, social security\, and employment services in Australia. These include the introduction of Workforce Australia and points-based activation in July\, coupled with the recent end of the Cashless Debit Card program and the announcement of an ongoing Parliamentary inquiry into Australia’s privatised employment services. \nWith contributions from some of Australia’s leading social policy scholars and advocacy organisations working at the coalface of social security reform\, the workshop assesses the impacts of recent policy and service delivery reforms on single parents and their children\, unemployed workers\, and others subject to mutual obligations and conditionality. It also lays out the urgency of continuing reforms to properly recognise and value care in welfare policy and to address the debilitating effects of poverty and stigma on people’s lives. \nThe day is organized into a series of four sessions with extensive opportunities for reflective discussion. \nSpeakers include Dr Simone Casey\, Senior Advisor\, ACOSS.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/rethinking-welfare-and-conditionality-in-australia/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221103T093000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221103T113000
DTSTAMP:20221004T040240Z
CREATED:20220920T000449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221004T040240Z
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SUMMARY:ACOSS Post Budget Event 2022
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by MC Jamila Rizvi\, 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. \n\n\n\n\nThe event will provide the opportunity for the sector to engage directly with speakers following the release of the Federal Budget. \n\n\n\n\nSpeakers include – more to be announced: \n\nMC Jamila Rizvi\, Deputy Managing Director of Future Women\nDr Katherine Trebeck\, Strategic Advisor\, Centre for Policy Development\nDr Angela Jackson\, Lead Economist\, Impact Economics and Policy\nDr Cassandra Goldie\, CEO\, ACOSS
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-post-budget-event-2022/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221025T213000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221025T223000
DTSTAMP:20221025T000530Z
CREATED:20220914T235835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T000530Z
UID:10000056-1666733400-1666737000@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Budget Night Member Briefing
DESCRIPTION:ACOSS staff and members come together to share notes and initial impressions post-Budget. \nOpen to National Members only. \n  \nTIME: 9:30PM – 10:30PM AEDT \nDATE: 25 October 2022 \nWHERE: Virtual\, Zoom
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-budget-night-member-briefing-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221025T113000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221025T123000
DTSTAMP:20221025T000524Z
CREATED:20220915T000030Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T000524Z
UID:10000057-1666697400-1666701000@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Pre-Budget Member Caucus
DESCRIPTION:This is an opportunity for members planning to be in lockup or involved in budget day advocacy to come together and share knowledge. \nOpen to National Members only. \n  \nTIME: 11:30AM – 12:30PM AEDT \nDATE: 25 October 2022 \nWHERE: Virtual\, Zoom
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-pre-budget-member-caucus-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221006T000000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20221006T235959
DTSTAMP:20220929T052644Z
CREATED:20220929T052555Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220929T052644Z
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SUMMARY:ENERGY EFFICIENCY SUMMIT 2022
DESCRIPTION:Across the globe\, energy efficiency is being put to work. With the energy affordability crisis showing no sign of easing and northern hemisphere heatwaves providing stark reminders of our pressing climate concerns\, Europe and the US are responding with huge new commitments to energy efficiency policy and programs. Here in Australia\, it’s time to take energy efficiency out of the toolbox. \nOn the eve of the Federal Budget\, the 2022 Energy Efficiency Summit brings government\, global experts\, prominent consumer advocates and our largest industry associations together for a unique\, economy-wide discussion on the opportunities and challenges for Australia\, and the role of energy efficiency in the response – in this moment and beyond. The summit will be delivered in person from Sydney\, with a national online audience able to pose live questions to speakers and panellists. \nSpeakers include: \n\nEdwina MacDonald\, Acting CEO\, ACOSS\nKellie Caught\, Program Director – Climate and Energy\, ACOSS
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/12382/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220426T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220426T123000
DTSTAMP:20220329T235426Z
CREATED:20220329T235420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220329T235426Z
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SUMMARY:State of the Sector: a Community Sector Spotlight event
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URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/state-of-the-sector-a-community-sector-spotlight-event/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220330T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220330T103000
DTSTAMP:20220309T043728Z
CREATED:20220309T043621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220309T043728Z
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SUMMARY:ACOSS Post-Budget Member Press Conference
DESCRIPTION:ACOSS is inviting spokespeople of member organisations based in Canberra to attend a joint press conference the morning following the Budget. \nPlease note the time for the Press Conference is to be confirmed. For more details contact Olivia Greenwell (olivia@acoss.org.au)\, Director of Communications. \nRegister for further updates once logistics are finalised. \nWhen: Wednesday 30 March 2021Time: Morning\, TBC (likely around 10.30am)Where: Mural Hall\, Parliament House\, Canberra
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-post-budget-member-press-conference/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220329T213000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220329T223000
DTSTAMP:20220215T235909Z
CREATED:20220215T235718Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220215T235909Z
UID:10000052-1648589400-1648593000@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Budget Night Member Briefing
DESCRIPTION:ACOSS staff and members come together to share notes and initial impressions post-Budget. \nOpen to ACOSS National Members.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-budget-night-member-briefing/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220329T113000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220329T123000
DTSTAMP:20220215T235820Z
CREATED:20220215T235519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220215T235820Z
UID:10000051-1648553400-1648557000@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Pre-Budget Member Caucus
DESCRIPTION:This is an opportunity for members planning to be in lockup or involved in budget day advocacy to come together and share knowledge. \nOpen to ACOSS National Members.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-pre-budget-member-caucus/
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220314T123000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220314T140000
DTSTAMP:20220307T233921Z
CREATED:20220307T233915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220307T233921Z
UID:10000053-1647261000-1647266400@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Member Budget Literacy Training
DESCRIPTION:Are you participating in the Federal Budget process for the first time? Do you need a refresher on how to read the Budget Papers? Join us for our Member Budget Literacy Training. This online workshop will look at how to read and analyse the Budget Papers\, as well as how the Budget is likely to run and how we can best connect and advocate together. \nThe session is open to ACOSS National Members and Councils of Social Service.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-member-budget-literacy-training/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220224T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20220224T140000
DTSTAMP:20220113T235334Z
CREATED:20220113T235334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220113T235334Z
UID:10000050-1645704000-1645711200@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ourPower Launch: a vision for clean\, affordable\, dependable energy
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the launch of ourPower: a vision for clean\, affordable\, dependable energy for all. \nourPower is a statement by energy users about the future we want and a basis for working together with industry and governments to get there. ourPower is a tool that can be used to guide the development of public policy and market reforms as well as new products and services to drive the energy transition and ensure it works for people\, communities\, and the environment. \nSpeakers include: \n\nACOSS CEO\, Dr Cassandra Goldie\nECA\, CEO\, Lynne Gallagher\nTEC\, CEO Jeff Angel\nSocial Researcher and Author Rebecca Huntley\nCEO\, AEMC\, Benn Barr\nCEO\, Original Power\, Karinna Nolan\nLead\, Voices for Power\, Thuy Nguen
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/ourpower-launch-a-vision-for-clean-affordable-dependable-energy/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211209T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211209T133000
DTSTAMP:20211118T062619Z
CREATED:20211118T062445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211118T062619Z
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SUMMARY:ACOSS Policy Webinar: Uluru Statement from the Heart
DESCRIPTION:CLICK TO REGISTER \nAt the 2017 National Constitutional Convention\, the Uluru Statement from the Heart was created with three key steps to achieve structural reform: Voice\, Treaty\, and Truth. \nThe next steps in the campaign are paramount\, as is the support from the community sector. With a looming federal election\, the Uluru Statement from the Heart campaign is seeking bipartisan support to hold a referendum to establish a constitutionally entrenched Voice to Parliament during the first term of office. The sequencing of Voice\, Treaty (Makarrata) and Truth-telling is critical to a new way forward for First Nations peoples. \nJoin this webinar to receive detailed briefings on the background and context to the regional dialogues that culminated in the Uluru Convention and formulation of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. The session will also provide an update on where the Uluru Statement from the Heart campaign is now\, what’s coming up and things that you can do to actively support the call for constitutional change.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-policy-webinar-uluru-statement-from-the-heart/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211118
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211119
DTSTAMP:20210824T061250Z
CREATED:20210824T061227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210824T061250Z
UID:10000040-1637193600-1637279999@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Climate and Energy Policy Network
DESCRIPTION:(ACOSS National Members and Councils of Social Service Only). \nTo find out more and register email info@acoss.org.au
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-climate-and-energy-policy-network/
CATEGORIES:Policy Network Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211117
DTSTAMP:20210824T061154Z
CREATED:20210824T061154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210824T061154Z
UID:10000039-1637020800-1637107199@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Media and Communications Network
DESCRIPTION:(ACOSS National Members and Councils of Social Service Only). \nTo find out more and register email info@acoss.org.au
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-media-and-communications-network/
CATEGORIES:Policy Network Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211115
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211116
DTSTAMP:20210824T061115Z
CREATED:20210824T061115Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210824T061115Z
UID:10000038-1636934400-1637020799@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Tax Policy Network
DESCRIPTION:(ACOSS National Members and Councils of Social Service Only). \nTo find out more and register email info@acoss.org.au
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-tax-policy-network/
CATEGORIES:Policy Network Meetings
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211112
DTSTAMP:20210824T061043Z
CREATED:20210824T061043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210824T061043Z
UID:10000037-1636588800-1636675199@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Health Policy Network
DESCRIPTION:(ACOSS National Members and Councils of Social Service Only). \nTo find out more and register email info@acoss.org.au
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-health-policy-network/
CATEGORIES:Policy Network Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211109T113000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211109T130000
DTSTAMP:20211022T042332Z
CREATED:20211022T042332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T042332Z
UID:10000046-1636457400-1636462800@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:COP26 & Australian leadership on climate
DESCRIPTION:Join the leaders of peak bodies from across Australia for an online event focusing on Australian and international climate action. \nAustralia has a lot at stake in the global effort to limit climate change\, and the pursuit of that goal is reshaping public policy and private action today. \nWith world leaders\, diplomats and civil society meeting in Glasgow to increase international climate ambition\, this 90-minute session will bring out the implications for Australia and highlight local developments. \nModerated by Innes Willox\, Chief Executive of national employer association Ai Group\, the agenda for the session will cover: \n\nCOP26 update from Victoria Treadell\, High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Australia;\nAustralia: where are we on climate? Featuring Kane Thornton\, Chief Executive of the Clean Energy Council\, and Rebecca Mikula Wright\, CEO of the Investor Group on Climate Change;\nAustralia: where do we need to get to? Featuring Jennifer Westacott AO\, CEO of the Business Council of Australia\, and Dermot O’Gorman\, CEO of WWF-Australia;\nAustralia: how do we get there? Featuring Michele O’Neil\, President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions\, and John Connor\, CEO of the Carbon Market Institute;\nPanel discussion featuring Kelly O’Shanassy\, CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation\, Cassandra Goldie\, CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service\, Tim Reed\, President of the Business Council of Australia and Tony Mahar\, CEO of the National Farmers’ Federation.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/cop26-australian-leadership-on-climate/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211108T150000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211108T160000
DTSTAMP:20211102T004604Z
CREATED:20211102T004604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211102T004604Z
UID:10000048-1636383600-1636387200@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS AGM
DESCRIPTION:2021 ACOSS AGM (virtual)  \nDate: Monday\, 8 November 2021  Time: 3:00 PM AEDT  Location: Zoom\nAt the meeting\, members will have the opportunity to: \n\nhear about and ask questions of  ACOSS;\nhear the Returning Officer’s Report and Election Results;\ncontribute to discussion as per the agenda;\nvote on any resolutions proposed.\n\nAt the meeting\, members will be asked to vote to: \n\naccept the minutes of the last annual general meeting;\nreceive the annual report;\nreceive the annual financial statements and auditor’s report;\nappoint the ACOSS auditors for 2021-22.
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-agm/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211109
DTSTAMP:20210824T060408Z
CREATED:20210824T060350Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210824T060408Z
UID:10000035-1636329600-1636415999@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Housing and Homelessness Policy Network
DESCRIPTION:(ACOSS National Members and Councils of Social Service Only) \nTo find out more and register email info@acoss.org.au
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-housing-and-homelessness-policy-network/
CATEGORIES:Policy Network Meetings
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211104T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211104T160000
DTSTAMP:20211028T062936Z
CREATED:20211028T053441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211028T062936Z
UID:10000047-1636034400-1636041600@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:Australian Social Policy Conference Session - UNSW/ACOSS Poverty and Inequality Partnership presents: Poverty and inequality in the Covid crisis
DESCRIPTION:Register for free here \nDate: Thursday 4 November \nTime: 02.00PM–04.00PM \nChair: Dr Yuvisthi Naidoo\, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre   \n\nSession overview\nThe Covid crisis has been associated with dramatic changes to the incomes of Australian families. In 2020\, lockdowns led to job losses\, while household incomes were supported by wage subsidies and income support supplements. In 2021\, these supports have been significantly reduced. In this session\, we look at different aspects of the impact of the crisis on family incomes\, in the context of both longer-term trends and international comparisons. \nPresenters\nThe Covid impact on the Australian labour market \nBjorn Jarvis\, ABS \nIncome support and poverty from the turn of the century to the Covid crisis\nA/Prof Bruce Bradbury\, UNSW Social Policy Research Centre \nCOVID Jobseeker and Jobkeeper impacts on poverty under current and alternative policy scenarios\nA/Prof Ben Phillips\, Australian National University (ANU) \nIncome support during the Covid crisis: International perspectives\nProf Peter Whiteford\, Australian National University (ANU) \n‘In this together\, recovering unequally’: Income inequality in the pandemic \nDr Peter Davidson\, ACOSS & UNSW Social Policy Research Centre \nDiscussant\nCharmaine Crowe\, ACOSS \n  \n 
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/australian-social-policy-conference-session-unsw-acoss-poverty-and-inequality-partnership-presents-poverty-and-inequality-in-the-covid-crisis/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211104T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20211104T133000
DTSTAMP:20211011T025528Z
CREATED:20211011T025528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211011T025528Z
UID:10000044-1636027200-1636032600@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Policy Webinar Series: Reducing long-term unemployment
DESCRIPTION:For years\, Australian governments have under-invested in impactful employment services\, and instead have over-invested in compliance systems and penalties affecting people on unemployment payments. We know recessions cast long shadows\, and it will be hard to reduce unemployment much further when over 800\,000 people (three quarters of those on unemployment payments) are unemployed long-term*. \nOnce people have been unemployed for a long time\, it’s harder to break back into paid work. As well as having a gap in their resume\, many people on unemployment payments face barriers to employment such as discrimination on the basis of age or race\, caring roles\, or living in a region with high unemployment. \nThis webinar will explore: \n\nNew research and data on long-term unemployment\, its causes\, and who is affected\nWhat the federal government can do to reduce it\, starting with ‘’full employment’’ policies to generate jobs\, and including employment programs that give people a better chance of picking up the jobs available\n\nJoin us as we discuss key findings of ACOSS’s Faces of Unemployment 2021 report\, which provides a snapshot of people on unemployment payments and the jobs and employment services available to them. This report focuses on long-term unemployment. \nWe will hear from people directly impacted\, research partners\, and experts on policies to strengthen employment and the government’s ‘’New Employment Services’’ due to start next year. \nSpeakers include (more to be announced in the coming weeks): \n\nSandra Elhelw Wright\, Chief Executive Officer\, Settlement Council of Australia\nA presentation from Dr Peter Davidson\, Principal Advisor\, ACOSS\n\n  \n  \n*Over 12 months – measured in terms of long-term receipt of unemployment payment
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-policy-webinar-series-reducing-long-term-unemployment/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211104
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211105
DTSTAMP:20210824T060218Z
CREATED:20210824T060218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210824T060218Z
UID:10000034-1635984000-1636070399@www.acoss.org.au
SUMMARY:ACOSS Community Services Policy Network
DESCRIPTION:(ACOSS National Members and Councils of Social Service Only) \nTo find out more and register email info@acoss.org.au
URL:https://www.acoss.org.au/event/acoss-community-services-policy-network/
CATEGORIES:Policy Network Meetings
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