Canberrans in need can receive emergency food relief and other essential items during the ACT lockdown which has today been extended to Thursday 2 September, at the earliest.
Canberra may be one of the most affluent cities in Australia, but homelessness is on the rise in the ACT. Teenagers doss down on park benches. Down-and-outs huddle in their sleeping bags...
ACTCOSS supports Dr Marisa Paterson MLA’s exposure draft of the Crimes (Consent) Amendment Bill 2021, but wants more clarity on how it would affect disabled and queer people.
Social policy and housing advocacy organisations have welcomed the extension of land tax exemptions for landlords who provide cheaper rentals but warn there is more work to do in solving the ACT’s housing crisis.
Nine months after Australia’s initial lockdown, data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has painted a bleak picture of its immediate effects on the nation’s at-risk children.
Several risk factors...
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) is calling on the ACT Government to address the public transport needs of vulnerable and low-income Canberrans alongside the light rail stage two project.
ACTCOSS...
The St Vincent de Paul Society and the ACT Council of Social Services (ACTCOSS) have expressed disappointment in the Federal Government’s decision to make further cuts to the JobSeeker COVID-19 supplement.
Despite the unknown final makeup of the tenth ACT Legislative Assembly, not for profit ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has urged Labor and the Greens to prioritise social justice policies in...
The much anticipated 2020-21 Federal Budget was released last night, and while praised for its high spending, it has been criticised for its lack of focus on women.
