Support ACOSS in developing sound policy and undertake effective advocacy on the needs of people affected by poverty, disadvantage and inequality, and to build a strong and sustainable community sector.
Each year ACOSS prepares numerous submissions to the Federal Government. We also undertake research and produce reports on policy areas that impact disadvantaged Australians. The latest ACOSS submissions and topical papers appear below as downloadable links.
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August 2003
These selected papers provide critical perspectives on community and area based responses to disadvantage and contribute to the debate about community capacity building within government and the community sector.
ACOSS Paper 130. Includes: States, communities & individuals. Poverty & place. Education & employment. Social economy & social audits. Community 2168. ACFOA & Australian NGOs. Department of Family & Community Services.
August 2003
(Piecing it Together) ACOSS Paper 126. Published by ACOSS, 2003.
Includes: Taxation. Indigenous communities. Employment, education & training. Social security. Migrant & refugee access to social security. Housing. Rural & remote communities. Rural services. Community services. Emergency relief. Health. Mental health. Law & justice. Asylum seekers.
August 2003
ACOSS Paper 128. Published by ACOSS, 2003.
Includes: Taxation. Employment, education & training, Housing affordability. Regional development. Health. Medicare. Community Services. Rural & remote communities. Drought assistance. Law & Justice. Indigenous communities. Centrelink.
June 2003
Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Poverty & Financial Hardship), ACOSS Paper 127. Published by ACOSS, 2003.
Includes: Anti-poverty strategies in Europe. Strategies to reduce poverty. Recommendations. Poverty in Australia. Persistence of poverty. Inequality & poverty. Living standards studies. Measuring poverty. Unemployment. Low wages. Income support. Health. Housing. Indigenous disadvantage.
May 2003
ACOSS Info paper 346. Published by ACOSS, 2003.
Includes: Joblessness. Employment/unemployment. McClure report. Welfare reform. Family Tax Benefit. Youth Allowance. Child Care Benefit. Poverty. Henderson Poverty Line. Social Security. Australians Working Together Package. Base rates of payment. Rent Assistance. Gaps in the safety net. Income tests. Mutual obligation.
March 2003
ACOSS Info paper 326. Published by ACOSS, 2003.
Includes: National Wage cases. Wage fixation. Social security system. Decentralised wage bargaining. Minimum wage. Inequality. Poverty. Social security policy. UNICEF. Child poverty. Part-time, casual and under-employed workers. Child care costs. Social Policy Research Centre.
March 2003
This study reveals a serious imbalance in the debate over Australia's family payments system. It shows that family assistance payments fail to rise in keeping with the higher cost of caring for older children and consequently many low-income families with teenage children are at risk of deeper poverty than young families.
ACOSS Info paper 344. Includes: Family Assistance System. Child Poverty. Joblessness/unemployment. Family Allowance Supplement. Sole parents. Rent Assistance. Costs associated with caring for older children. Social Policy Research centre. Youth Allowance. Financial dependence amongst young people. National Centre for Social and Economic Modeling (NATSEM).
February 2003
ACOSS Info paper 325. Published by ACOSS, 2003.
Includes: Joblessness. Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Employment. Hidden unemployment. Underemployment. Unemployment benefit. Casualisation of the labour market. Customised assistance (CA). Social security payments. Personal Support Program (PSP). Education. National Youth Service Transition Service. Apprenticeships and traineeships.
January 1970
This submission addressed some of the key recommendations made in the Productivity Commission's draft report on the contribution of the not-for-profit sector. It builds on the extensive consultation and submission ACOSS made to the Inquiry and highlights key issues including the importance of policy development and advocacy to strong and vibrant community services, and the need for regulation and reform of the sector to improve its capacity and effectiveness.
January 1970
ACOSS has consistently called in its minimum wage submissions for Fair Work Australia to undertake and review research into measures of relative living standards as a guide to its decisions on minimum wages.