Advocacy Publications

ACTCOSS has identified six policy priorities that will give a fair go to people on low incomes and those disadvantaged by current systems: income support; housing security; quality community services; fair, fast, and inclusive climate action; self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; and revenue. ACTCOSS surveyed candidates in the 2022 federal election about […]

The 2022 ACT Cost of Living Report highlights the dual impact of the highest increase in living costs in over 20 years and the withdrawal of COVID-19 income supports. Over the past 12 months the ACT community sector has seen an increase in demand for social services alongside an increase in poverty, disadvantage and complexity […]

In ACTCOSS’s Federal Election Priorities 2022, we call on all ACT candidates for the 2022 Federal Election to affirm and state their positions on six policy priorities. ACTCOSS has identified these from national analysis and research by our peak body the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and the key drivers of poverty and social […]

ACTCOSS made a submission to the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission’s issues paper on regulated water and sewerage services prices 2023-28. Our submission focused on the issues of balancing economic, social and environmental objectives, setting prices and structuring pricing.

ACTCOSS made a submission to the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission’s issues paper on regulated water and sewerage services prices 2023-28. Our submission focused on the issues of balancing economic, social and environmental objectives, setting prices and structuring pricing.

ACTCOSS joined a coalition of Australian and Australian community organisations, including Australian Lawyers for Human Rights (ALHR), the Human Rights Legal Centre (HRLC) and Civil Liberties Australia (CLA) to call on the ACT Government to implement an accessible human rights complaint mechanism.   We made a submission to the Justice and Community Safety Committee calling […]

Joint submission by ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS), Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, Financial Rights Legal Centre, Public Interest Advocacy Centre and Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS). In this joint submission, ACTCOSS, Financial Rights Legal Centre, Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and QCOSS respond to the Australian Energy […]

This joint submission by ACT Shelter and ACTCOSS to the Productivity Commission Inquiry into the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement (NHHA) highlights issues of particular importance to the ACT, many of which are obviously reflected across the country. We support and draw attention to the submissions of national bodies National Shelter, ACOSS and Anglicare. The […]

ACTCOSS made a submission to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts inquiry into Auditor-General’s Report: 4/2020 – Residential Land Supply and Release. Our submission calls for the Indicative Land Release Program to be informed by modelling of the community need for social and affordable housing. Land release also needs to be affordable for community housing […]

ACTCOSS made a submission to the Education and Community Inclusion Committee inquiry into racial vilification. Our submission calls for the ACT Government to address structural racism through the resourcing and implementation of oversight mechanisms and cultural education across government programs and services. While we acknowledge the serious impact of casual racism, we believe that it […]