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COSS Directors call for national action to raise age of criminal responsibility
ACTCOSS supports decriminalisation bill
ACTCOSS welcomes expansion of supports to combat electricity price hikes
Investment in housing, community sector must be priorities for ACT Budget
ACTCOSS welcomes opening of ACT Government Access and Sensory vaccination clinic
Advisory council step toward reducing gambling harm, strengthening community clubs
Expansion of scheme to provide land tax exemptions in return for affordable rentals welcomed
Federal Budget: increased funding for essential services but little action on underlying inequality
ACTCOSS welcomes motion to extend out-of-home care to 21
Federal Budget should not miss opportunity to create a fairer future
ACTCOSS supports ban on credit card gambling payments
Gas network pricing announcement provides clarity, call to action for just energy transition
Inaccessible housing – time to end a human tragedy
ACTCOSS welcomes steps to help Canberrans find lower retail electricity prices
ACT Anti-Poverty Week 2021 Committee welcomes Chief Minister’s Support
Households and small businesses deserve protection from energy price hikes
Prioritising community sector essential for economic recovery, gender equality
Removal of Coronavirus Supplement pushes Canberrans deeper into poverty
Urgent funding review needed for community legal services – Assembly Report
NO CHOICE AND NO VOICE Mooted NDIS changes slammed
ACTCOSS welcomes extension of COVID-19 energy consumer protections
ACTCOSS Celebrates International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination
ACTCOSS welcomes launch of Close Gap Campaign Report 2021
ACTCOSS welcomes ACT Ombudsman report into ACT Policing’s engagement with Aboriginal communities
ACTCOSS welcomes Technology Upgrade Fund for community sector
Government must investigate systemic racism in Canberra’s prison
A heartless betrayal – Federal Government JobSeeker decision
It’s time to reboot our Canberra planning debate
Facebook community restrictions slammed
ACT Budget falls short on investment for struggling Canberrans
ACTCOSS supports call for inquiry into systemic racism in Canberra’s prison
Calls for social housing to be prioritised in tomorrow’s ACT Budget
ACTCOSS welcomes long overdue funding for Canberra’s First Nations families
Strong stance on sexual expression rights welcome
Federal Parliament must retain consumer protections
Investment in mental health services welcomed by community sector
ACTCOSS welcomes extra funding for homelessness services
Productivity Commission report reveals high rates of incarceration for Indigenous children in ACT
ACTCOSS calls for low-income and vulnerable Canberrans to be considered in light rail decision
Minister must respond to report of housing delay
Canberra’s job seekers face dismal new year
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples: Stories of good practice in community sector
Federal Government’s cruel cuts mean an unhappy New Year for over 28,000 Canberrans
This Human Rights Day ACTCOSS calls on ACT Government to legislate all economic, social and cultural rights
Court Transport Unit review highlights failings in staff training and care of children and young people
ACTCOSS welcomes ACT Corrective Services Disability Action and Inclusion Plan
Change needed now to achieve access and inclusion for people with disability
Rebecca Vassarotti – Inaugural Speech to ACT Legislative Assembly