12:30 pm - 2:00 pm ACOSS Member Budget Literacy Training 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 […]
11:30 am - 12:30 pm ACOSS Pre-Budget Member Caucus This is an opportunity for members planning to be in lockup or involved in budget day advocacy to come together and share knowledge. Open to ACOSS National Members.
9:30 pm - 10:30 pm ACOSS Budget Night Member Briefing ACOSS staff and members come together to share notes and initial impressions post-Budget. Open to ACOSS National Members.
10:30 am - 10:30 am ACOSS Post-Budget Member Press Conference ACOSS is inviting spokespeople of member organisations based in Canberra to attend a joint press conference the morning following the Budget. Please note the time for the Press Conference is to be confirmed. For more details contact Olivia Greenwell ([email protected]), Director of Communications. Register for further updates once logistics are finalised. When: Wednesday 30 March 2021Time: Morning, TBC (likely […]
All day ENERGY EFFICIENCY SUMMIT 2022 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 […]
11:30 am - 12:30 pm ACOSS Pre-Budget Member Caucus This is an opportunity for members planning to be in lockup or involved in budget day advocacy to come together and share knowledge. Open to National Members only. TIME: 11:30AM – 12:30PM AEDT DATE: 25 October 2022 WHERE: Virtual, Zoom
9:30 pm - 10:30 pm ACOSS Budget Night Member Briefing ACOSS staff and members come together to share notes and initial impressions post-Budget. Open to National Members only. TIME: 9:30PM – 10:30PM AEDT DATE: 25 October 2022 WHERE: Virtual, Zoom
9:30 am - 11:30 am ACOSS Post Budget Event 2022 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. The event will provide the opportunity for the sector to […]
9:00 am - 4:30 pm Rethinking Welfare and Conditionality in Australia 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 […]
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Webinar: Community Sector Blueprint for Energy Efficiency Rental Standards Please join us for the launch of the Community Sector Blueprint on minimum energy efficiency standards. The federal, state and territory governments have committed to develop a National Framework for Minimum Energy Efficiency Rental Requirements. To inform this work the community, housing, building and energy efficiency sectors have come together to develop a Community Sector Blueprint: […]
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ACOSS Policy Webinar Series: Reforming Australia’s Social Services with Mark Considine 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 […]