Media release
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today welcomed the Adoption Amendment Act 2020, which comes into effect tomorrow, that clarifies ACT legislation on when a child can be adopted without the consent of their parent. ACTCOSS CEO, Dr Emma Campbell said: “The permanent removal of a child from a parent without parental consent is […]
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today welcomed the ACT Liberals’ election commitment to establish a commission to examine poverty in the ACT. Dr Emma Campbell, ACTCOSS CEO, said: “While we await to hear more details of the commission, we welcome this announcement which responds to calls in ACTCOSS’s election platform. “The commission must […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has welcomed a call from the ACT Greens to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14 years old. Dr Emma Campbell, ACTCOSS CEO, said: “Today the ACT Greens showed strong leadership on this important issue by recognising that the ACT must act […]
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 […]