Media release
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today called on all members of the ACT Legislative Assembly to support today’s motion by Elizabeth Kikkert MLA calling for an independent inquiry into systemic and/or institutional racism at Canberra’s prison, the Alexander Maconochie Centre (AMC). ACTCOSS CEO, Dr Emma Campbell, said: “In the wake of historic allegations […]
Leaders from across the housing and community sector have today written to the Minister for Housing, Yvette Berry MLA, calling for the ACT Government to match its significant investments in infrastructure projects, such as light rail and renewable energy, with similar investments in social housing. The letter, signed by the Community Housing Industry Association ACT […]
ACTCOSS today welcomed a long overdue funding announcement by the ACT Government to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and families. The funding includes $4.9 million to implement recommendations of the Our Booris, Our Way review into the over-representation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children in the ACT child protection system and $1.6 […]
ACTCOSS today praised the ACT Government for calling on the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and the Federal Government to allow people with disability to use their National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funds for services to support sexual expression. This follows disappointing and inappropriate statements on these issues by the Federal Minister for the NDIS, […]
Care and ACTCOSS joint media release. Care Financial Counselling Service and Consumer Law Centre (Care) and the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) have made a joint submission calling on Federal Parliament to ensure important consumer protections remain in place for the benefit of all Australians. Care CEO, Carmel Franklin, said: “Our joint submission to […]
MHCC ACT and ACTCOSS joint media release. The Mental Health Community Coalition ACT (MHCC ACT) and the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) have welcomed today’s announcement of $15.8 million to extend funding introduced during COVID-19 for mental health programs across Canberra. The package includes investment in community-based mental health services, funding for the Police, […]
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has welcomed today’s announcement by the ACT Government of an additional $2.6 million for the ACT’s homelessness sector. The funding over the next four years will: Expand the Early Morning Centre to a seven day per week service Increase emergency support and accommodation to OneLink to provide tenancy […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]