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ACOSS welcomes report on charity regulation
5 December 2008
ACOSS welcomes the report of the Senate Economics Committee on disclosure regimes for charities and not-for-profit organisations.
"ACOSS particularly welcomes the recommendation to establish a single... [ Read more ]
ACOSS Welcomes COAG Funding for Vital Services
3 December 2008
ACOSS welcomes COAG's announcement to increase funding for health, education, housing and homelessness to improve access to services for disadvantaged and low income Australians.
"ACOSS welcomes the... [ Read more ]
ACOSS Congratulates the Government on Removing Work Barrier for Disability Support Pensioners
21 July 2008
ACOSS today congratulated the Government on its decision to protect the incomes of Disability Support Pensioners who look for work. The decision was announced today by the Ministers for Workforce... [ Read more ]
National Survey Shows Increase in Demand for Services
6 June 2008
Community services have experienced a sharp increase in demand according to the Australian Community Sector Survey 2008 which was released today by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS).
... [ Read more ]ACOSS Welcomes the Prime Minister’s New Direction for Children’s Services
17 April 2008
ACOSS today welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement to establish accessible one-stop centres providing childcare, preschool and health services for all families. This approach will be a key plank... [ Read more ]
ACOSS welcomes compact with Federal Government
9 April 2008
Responding to the speech by Senator Ursula Stephens at the ACOSS National Conference in Melbourne today, ACOSS warmly welcomes the announcement that the Federal Government will work with ACOSS to... [ Read more ]
Australia needs a Plan to Ensure a Fair Go for All
5 October 2007
Releasing its statement for the Federal election, Towards A Fairer Australia, ACOSS asks all parties to commit to harnessing the strong economic growth and large budget surplus to ensure a fair go... [ Read more ]