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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November 2009
This submission responds broadly to many of the issues raised in the review’s Discussion Paper, with a focus on the relationship between the public service and community organisations and their clients. ACOSS has taken this opportunity to discuss some of the key issues facing our members and their clients in this regard; and based on our extensive experience working with Australian government administration.
November 2009
While Australia’s family payment system is mostly well targeted and are relatively effective in keeping families out of poverty by assisting with the costs of children, ACOSS has proposed key changes that would reduce disadvantage among families earning less than $40,000.
November 2009
In this submission to the Australian Workforce Development Strategy underway by Skills Australia, ACOSS argues that social policy is a vital context for workforce development and sustainability and must not be ignored within strategies to address future issues.
November 2009
This report argues that the key to progressive tax reform is to strengthen the personal income tax system and puts forward a set of benchmarks and options for reform. These will be used by ACOSS to evaluate the proposals of the Henry Review when it is released in coming months.
November 2009
ACOSS welcomes proposals to reduce the complexity of the income support payment system and the administrative burden on recipients. However, we have serious concerns about broader payment reforms which would impose greater restrictions and controls over spending patterns, reduce the autonomy of recipients and erode privacy.
November 2009
This submission addresses the ongoing discrimination faced by migrants under the Migration Act and in relation to social security policy.
The submission argues for the application of human rights to the Migration Act and for reform of the tax and transfer system to ensure that migrants with a disability are able to access the same social security entitlements as all Australians.
October 2009
Presentation on economic, social and cultural rights: Consultation report findings and recommendations
October 2009
This submission draws on our experience with Compacts and related processes in states and territories across the country; and from our ongoing involvement in the process towards a national Compact including dialogue with our members, the broader community services sector (the sector) and the Australian Government.
September 2009
The White Paper on Homelessness, The Road Home, included a Commonwealth Government commitment to ‘implement new legislation to ensure people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness receive quality services and adequate support to meet their needs'. ACOSS welcomes the announcement of this Inquiry to progress this White Paper commitment.
