Human Rights

ACTCOSS has lodged a submission to the Inquiry into the Secure Local Jobs Code, calling for a stronger focus on the factors that genuinely support secure employment in the community services sector. The community sector shares the goal of secure, fair and sustainable work. However, feedback from ACTCOSS members consistently indicates that the Secure Local […]

Today in the Legislative Assembly the second reading of the Human Rights (Housing) Amendment Bill is being tabled for debate. This marks a pivotal moment in the campaign to enshrine housing as a human right in the ACT’s Human Rights Act. ACTCOSS and ACT Shelter, alongside ACT service providers and community organisations, have long advocated […]