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Media Releases
ACOSS urges Government to rethink cuts to sole parents and to lift Allowances
21 May 2012
The Australian Council of Social Service is appealing to the Federal Government to reconsider its planned Budget cuts to single parent families and raise the inadequate payment for Newstart and other... [ Read more ]ACOSS urges Parliament to stop cuts to sole parents
10 May 2012
The Australian Council for Social Service is again calling on the Parliament to give child poverty it's highest priority in legislating the Federal Budget, following the findings of Anglicare's State... [ Read more ]
Robin Hood comes good, except for single parent families
8 May 2012
The Australian Council of Social Service has welcomed the overall approach in the Federal Budget, which makes the tax system fairer and will improve the lives of people on low incomes - except for... [ Read more ]Budget surplus should not be built on backs of Australia’s poorest families and their children
4 May 2012
Media speculation that the Federal Government is expected to further hit single parents trying to raise their children in tough circumstances in next week's Budget would be unfair and worsen poverty... [ Read more ]
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 ]ACOSS welcomes roll back of Super tax breaks for very high income earners as step in right direction
28 April 2012
ACOSS has backed the announcement by the Assistant Treasurer to limit the tax breaks on super contributions for people earning more than $300 000 as a step in the right direction. The change will... [ Read more ]
ACOSS Report identifies $8b in Budget savings
26 April 2012
A new ACOSS report identifies around $8 billion dollars that could be saved in the Budget if the Federal Government tackles poorly targeted subsidies and tax concessions and clamps down on tax... [ Read more ]Further evidence time has come to increase low paying income support payments
23 April 2012
The time has come for the Commonwealth Government to raise low paying income support payments with new research revealing that most Australians support increasing the below the poverty line Newstart... [ Read more ]