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Latest news: ACTCOSS

Dr Emma Campbell leaves ACTCOSS after 3 years at the helm

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Outgoing CEO Dr Emma Campbell leaves ACTCOSS with pride in its achievements, and frustration that its work is still needed.

Christmas and New Year messages

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Some prominent Canberrans share their thoughts for the community at Christmas, and their hopes for next year.

ACTCOSS: Electricity concessions should be reformed

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Poorly designed and implemented assistance means too many people can’t afford the energy they need, an ACTCOSS report finds.

Review finds conditions for ACT prisoners have worsened

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Conditions for detainees at the Alexander Maconochie Centre have declined since 2019, the ACT Inspector of Correctional Services (ICS) found.

ACT to develop anti-racism strategy

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The ACT Legislative Assembly’s sixth Inquiry into Racial Vilification report was published this week. a response to the surfacing of racism.

Build-to-Rent developments will soon include affordable rentals

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The ACT Government is inviting proposals from stakeholders to include affordable rentals in a new or existing Build-to-Rent development.

ACT to raise minimum age of criminal responsibility

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The ACT Government has released a position paper today about raising the Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility.

ACT Government’s plan for homelessness is “a milestone”

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Community support services will be funded with long-term agreements that take an outcomes-focused approach to end homelessness.

ACTCOSS CEO Dr Emma Campbell to leave in February

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Dr Emma Campbell, CEO of the ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS), will step down from the role at the end of January 2023.

ACTCOSS’s view of the Budget

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has welcomed the Federal Government’s $560 million investment in community services.

New human rights complaint pathway for ACT

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Complaints about a breach of the Human Rights Act 2004 will be made to the ACT Human Rights Commission for confidential conciliation.

Governments respond to community sector’s poverty plea

Local Nicholas Fuller -
The community sector urged the Federal and ACT Governments to act this Anti-Poverty Week. Here is their response.

Canberra an especially hard place to be poor: Anti-Poverty Week report

Local Nicholas Fuller -
To mark Anti-Poverty Week, 16-22 October, the community sector has published a grim snapshot of poverty and inequality in the ACT.

More energy efficiency rebates for low-income households

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To help low-income homeowners in the ACT switch to electric, the ACT Government will expand the Home Energy Support Program.

ACTCOSS: ZEV policy excludes disadvantaged Canberrans

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ACTCOSS has called on the ACT Government to do more so that poor Canberrans are not left behind in the move to net zero emissions.

ACTCOSS: Cost of living worsens one year after lockdown

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A year after the lockdown began, ACTCOSS's Dr Emma Campbell says the cost of living worsens; but she believes it can be fixed.
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