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Here you’ll find news, announcements, and media releases from ACTCOSS and the Gulanga Program, along with major community sector news.
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Media release: Fifty ambitious community Budget priorities
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has outlined fifty priorities for the 2020-21 ACT Budget. ACTCOSS’s submission calls on the ACT Government to set out a responsible and progressive foundation for the future and to address unfinished business since the 2016 ACT election. The overarching theme of the ACTCOSS Budget Priorities is the need […]
Media release: Good investment to address recognised risks, but limited resourcing for community-led services
(See also our 2019-20 ACT Budget Snapshot) The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has welcomed the release of the 2019-20 Budget by ACT Chief Minister and Treasurer Andrew Barr MLA and its alignment with a number of key priorities outlined in the ACTCOSS Budget submission. ACTCOSS’ submission to the 2019-20 ACT Budget said we […]
Media release: ACT Budget must address cost of living pressures for low-income households
In the lead up to announcement of the ACT 2019-2020 Budget the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has released research highlighting the need to ease cost of living pressures for low-income Canberra households. ACTCOSS’ 2019 ACT Cost of Living Report found that Canberra’s overall CPI has continued to increase above the national rate over […]