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ACOSS welcomes NDIS announcement as long overdue
30 April 2012
The Australian Council of Social Service has welcomed today's announcement that funding will be set aside in this year's federal budget to launch a national disability insurance scheme a year ahead... [ Read more ]85% women but are they equally represented at the top? New Gender Audit
18 November 2011
We know that the community sector employs around 85% women, yet there is little knowledge about the gendered nature of senior management and board positions within Australia's vital community and... [ Read more ]
Onshore processing: affordable and effective solution for asylum seekers
12 September 2011
Processing asylum seekers onshore using community-based placements would slash costs to taxpayers and provide good jobs for Australians say two key organisations in the community services sector.
The... [ Read more ]
ACOSS welcomes High Court ruling on Aid/Watch as charitable
1 December 2010
The Australian Council of Social Service today welcomed the decision by the High Court of Australia confirming the charitable status of Aid/Watch for taxation purposes, whilst preserving the right to... [ Read more ]
Non-Profit Reforms to Help Community Sector get on with Vital Work of Helping Australians
9 August 2010
ACOSS has welcomed the announcement that a re-elected Labor Government would support the non-profit sector by establishing an Office for the Non-Profit Sector, a scoping study for a national... [ Read more ]
300 Community Organisations Seek Help To Keep Vital Services Operating
7 August 2010
300 community service organisations across Australia have joined to together in an unprecedented alliance to ask for support from state, territory and federal political parties to commit to funding... [ Read more ]
Housing affordability should be centre of election agenda : ACOSS launches election platform
4 August 2010
ACOSS is calling for political leaders to commit to measures to improve the critical shortage of affordable housing in Australia and alleviate the acute financial pressures on low-income people.... [ Read more ]
Campaign Kicks Off to Support Equal Pay for Community Workers
8 June 2010
ACOSS today launched a new campaign in support of the landmark equal wage case to lift the pay rates and conditions of 200,000 community sector workers.
ACOSS is encouraging its members, and other... [ Read more ]
ACOSS Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
2 June 2010
Cassandra Goldie has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of ACOSS, the nation's peak council of the community and social services sector.
"The ACOSS Board is delighted to announce the appointment... [ Read more ]
Pathway to surplus and investment in primary healthcare welcomed but not enough help for unemployed
12 May 2010
ACOSS has welcomed the release of the Federal Budget which forecasts an earlier-than-expected return to surplus and unemployment declining faster than predicted.
"The resource rental tax has created... [ Read more ]