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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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Joint media release: Productivity Commission report reveals high rates of incarceration for Indigenous children in the ACT
ACTCOSS and Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services joint media release. The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) and Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services today expressed their deep concern over the high rates of incarceration of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and young people in the ACT detailed in a report […]
Media release: ACTCOSS calls for low-income and vulnerable Canberrans to be considered in light rail decision
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) yesterday made a submission to the Light Rail: City to Woden consultation calling on the ACT Government to build a flexible and responsive transport system that addresses the needs of Canberrans who face disadvantage or vulnerability. ACTCOSS CEO, Dr Emma Campbell, said: “Good public transport is vital to […]
Media release: Minister must respond to report of housing delay
The ACT Council of Social Service today expressed deep concern following a report in the Canberra Times that a large number of newly built ACT Housing properties were left sitting empty for well over a year as bureaucrats wrangled over revenue models. CEO of ACTCOSS, Dr Emma Campbell said: “If the Canberra Times report is […]
Media release: Canberra’s job seekers face dismal new year
Around 28,000 Canberrans are facing a bleak new year following the Federal Government’s cruel cut to the Coronavirus Supplement effective from 1 January. ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) CEO Dr Emma Campbell said: “While many of us are lucky enough to have a job to return to after the holiday break, there are thousands […]
Media release: ACTCOSS summer journal: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples: Stories of good practice in the community sector
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today released its regular journal, Update, focused on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples: Stories of good practice in the community sector. ACTCOSS Chief Executive Officer Dr Emma Campbell said: “ACTCOSS has long supported the establishment and funding of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations to provide […]
Media release: Federal Government’s cruel cuts mean an unhappy New Year for over 28,000 Canberrans
As one of the last acts of the 2020 Parliament, the Federal Government last week cut the income of over 28,000 Canberrans by $100 per fortnight from 1 January 2021. The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today condemned this latest cut to the Coronavirus Supplement which will push thousands of Canberrans deeper into poverty, […]
Media release: This Human Rights Day ACTCOSS calls on the ACT Government to legislate all economic, social and cultural rights
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today marked International Human Rights Day by calling on the ACT Government to enact all economic, social and cultural rights into legislation and fully realise the goal of the ACT as a human rights jurisdiction. ACTCOSS Chief Executive Officer Dr Emma Campbell said: “ACTCOSS is proud that in […]
Media release: Court Transport Unit review highlights failings in staff training and care of children and young people
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today expressed concern over an ACT Inspector of Correctional Services’ report on the ACT Court Transport Unit (CTU) that highlighted a lack of training for CTU officers, unfit vehicles and risks to children and young people. The ACT Corrective Services Court Transport Unit 2020 report, released last Friday, […]