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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: Gender pay gap continues to drive inequities for Canberra’s women
ACTCOSS, Women’s Legal Centre ACT and YWCA Canberra joint media release. Today on Equal Pay Day 2020, the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS), YWCA Canberra and Women’s Legal Centre ACT have joined together to highlight the ongoing financial insecurity and gender pay gap experienced by women in Canberra. As of August 2020, using Australian […]
Media release: Ensuring equitable access to quality healthcare
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today released its fourth 2020 ACT Election issue brief on health, calling for investment and reform to ensure Canberrans on low incomes have equitable access to quality and timely healthcare. Dr Emma Campbell, ACTCOSS CEO, said: “We recognise the important role that Canberra’s health workers have played in […]
Media release: ACTCOSS to host first live interactive public leaders forum with all three leaders for the 2020 ACT Election
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) will be hosting the first leaders forum of the 2020 ACT Election next Wednesday 2 September. The forum will be broadcast live online, enabling all Canberra’s voters to watch and participate – a first for the ACT. ACTCOSS CEO, Dr Emma Campbell, said: “We’re just a few weeks […]
Media release: ACTCOSS welcomes announcement of Expert Committee to oversee Recovery Plan
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today welcomed the Chief Minister’s announcement to establish a Canberra Economic Recovery Advisory Group (CERAG) to assist the implementation of the ACT’s Jobs and Economic Recovery Plan. Dr Emma Campbell, ACTCOSS CEO, said: “On release of the plan yesterday, ACTCOSS expressed its disappointment in the small share of […]
Media release: Community sector let down by ACT Jobs and Economic Recovery Plan
The ACT community sector today expressed disappointment in the ACT Government’s ACT Jobs and Economic Recovery Plan that has allocated a mere 0.47% of the Plan to essential community services. Dr Emma Campbell, ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) CEO said: “ACTCOSS is dismayed by the ACT Chief Minister’s announcement that has failed to recognise […]
Media release: ACT Election 2020: A Just Canberra
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today released its third 2020 ACT Election issue brief, A Just Canberra. The brief focuses on the justice system and calls for improved access to justice, diversion from prison and greater emphasis on rehabilitation and human rights in the ACT detention system. ACTCOSS CEO Dr Emma Campbell said: […]
Media release: ACT Election 2020: fixing Canberra’s housing crisis
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today released its second 2020 ACT Election issue brief, naming the lack of affordable housing as the biggest single challenge confronting people on low incomes. The issue brief Fixing Canberra’s housing crisis calls for an incoming ACT Government to address the chronic shortage of affordable housing in Canberra […]
Media release: ACT Government responds to ACTCOSS call to protect community sector wages
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today welcomed an announcement by ACT Minister for Community Services, Suzanne Orr MLA, committing $9 million to maintain pay levels for community sector workers set out in the Equal Remuneration Order (ERO). In 2012 the Fair Work Commission made a landmark decision that addresses the undervaluation of work […]