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Young mums need support, not a ‘crackdown’
5 May 2011
Thursday 5 May, 2011
Major welfare groups today cautiously welcomed some aspects of the Government's budget measures to support teenage parents, but rejected the proposal of suspending social security... [ Read more ]
Community sector calls urgent national meeting as budget concerns about ‘welfare reform’ grow
28 April 2011
Leading community service and consumer groups - including Australia's major charities, disability organisations, representatives of single parents, and people who long term unemployed - will meet at... [ Read more ]
Clamp down on tax breaks and poorly targeted spending, not essential social programs in Budget
20 April 2011
The Australian Council of Social Service is urging the Federal Government to focus on cutting wasteful and poorly targeted spending and tax breaks in the upcoming May Budget.
"If this is done, the... [ Read more ]
Government and employers must do more to help people who are looking for paid work
14 April 2011
In response to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's speech, the Australian Council of Social Service said today that getting more people on income support into paid work will require proper investment in... [ Read more ]
Punitive measures are costly and don’t work: ACOSS
31 March 2011
The Australian Council of Social Service is disappointed that Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott has decided to pursue failed punitive policies of the past that are contrary to what is needed to... [ Read more ]
Tax Forum a platform for long-term reform of Australia’s tax and social security system
21 March 2011
The Australian Council of Social Service has welcomed the Federal Government announcement that it will hold a tax forum in early October, stating that the forum will be an important stage in the... [ Read more ]
Invest in case management for long-term unemployed, not ‘wasteful’ income quarantining: ACOSS
10 March 2011
The peak body for the community welfare sector today welcomed Opposition Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey's call for closer case management to better support long-term unemployed people into work, but... [ Read more ]
More than 600,000 unemployed Australians risk falling further into poverty
5 March 2011
More than 600,000 unemployed people in Australia risk falling further into poverty as a result of the Federal Government's uneven indexation increases to pensions aimed at meeting increases in the... [ Read more ]
ACOSS rejects calls for cuts to welfare payments to pay for flood reconstruction
14 February 2011
The Australian Council of Social Service today rejected calls for income support payments to be cut to pay for flood reconstruction, following the recent natural disasters.
"We have made it very... [ Read more ]
Amend Family Tax Benefit so disadvantaged youth don’t miss out: ACOSS
11 February 2011
The Australian Council of Social Service welcomes the Federal Government's legislation to increase Family Tax Benefits to help families meet the cost of raising teenagers.
The Minister for Families... [ Read more ]