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ACOSS on Government response to employment services reform

Menchie Khairuddin July 9, 2024

Seven months after the Hill Report provided a blueprint for root and branch reform of the employment services system, the Government’s response has failed to

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Finance, Governance, Government, Latest News

ACOSS says Social security boost and tax reform needed in federal budget

Pearl Dy March 21, 2024

ACOSS acknowledges National Close the Gap Day and urges governments to respond to the calls from First Nations peoples for action to Close the Gap

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Governance, Latest News, Finance, Policy, Government, Report

ACOSS welcomes the Robodebt Royal Commission’s report

Menchie Khairuddin July 11, 2023

ACOSS welcomes the Robodebt Royal Commission’s report and urges the government to implement the recommendations in full. “The Robodebt scheme was a shocking and shameful

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Latest News, First Nations, Government, Governance

Voice legislation builds momentum for Yes vote

Menchie Khairuddin June 20, 2023

Acknowledging the extraordinary leadership of First Nations peoples and communities who continue to build momentum for a successful referendum, ACOSS warmly congratulates all those involved in

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Governance, Housing, Latest News

Energy Efficiency of housing for people on low incomes must be a government priority

Menchie Khairuddin November 10, 2022

ACOSS on the national energy performance strategy that serves as an opportunity to address the energy affordability, health and climate change crisis, as well as

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News, Housing and Homelessness

The Wealth Paradox – wealth inequality and the housing crisis

Lourdes Antenor July 26, 2022

A new report being launched by the ACOSS/UNSW Sydney Poverty and Inequality Partnership, The wealth inequality pandemic: COVID and wealth inequality confirms that even though

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Latest News, covid-19, News

Survey finds underfunded, overworked, and underpaid service workers

Lourdes Antenor April 26, 2022

The latest Australian Community Sector Survey finds that the pandemic has further compounded chronic under-funding in the community sector, pushing many services and workers to their limits. This

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Poverty, Governance

ACOSS asks all political leaders and candidates: could you live on $46 a day?

Lourdes Antenor April 19, 2022

ACOSS called on all political leaders and candidates to commit to raising the rate of JobSeeker to $70 a day and urges them to realise

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Poverty, News

90% of people missing out on disaster payments during lockdown

Lourdes Antenor August 26, 2021

With almost 90% of people on the lowest incomes in lockdown missing out on the disaster payments, ACOSS reiterates its call for the $200-per-week disaster

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