29 - 30 March 2012 | Australian Technology Park | Locomotive St, Eveleigh (Redfern) | Sydney

Thanks to all delegates, speakers, visitors and other participants for making this year's conference a great success.

Conference papers are now available.

The ACOSS Annual Conference is a premier national event for policy-makers, researchers and those engaged in social services or advocacy. This year's conference theme is "Sharing the wealth of the lucky country". At a time when Australians' material wealth has been booming, the ACOSS National Conference will provide a forum for a diverse range of people to discuss the policy and practice which will put equality in Australia at the forefront of public debate.

This event provides a unique opportunity to examine Australia from the perspective of the disadvantaged, with sessions covering a wide range of issues including:

• The state of welfare internationally
• Australia into the future
• Workforce participation
• Housing affordability
• Child and family wellbeing
• Rising cost of living
• Poverty and inequality
• and more!

Program Day 1 | Program Day 2

Confirmed Speakers:

The Hon Wayne Swan MP | Simon Schrapel | Cassandra Goldie | Jody Broun | Peter Whiteford | Beth Goldblatt | Gavin Dufty | Karyn Walsh | Terese Edwards | Richard Weston | Anne Hollonds | Emma Davidson | Sam Page | David Locke | Tessa Boyd-Caine | Michael Pegg | the Hon Mark Butler MP | Greg Cash | Judith Yates | Sarah Toohey | Adrian Pisarski | Lauren Jew | Tshibanda Gracia Ngoy | Giancarlo de Vera | Chris Varney | Maia Giordano | The Hon Sussan Ley MP | Jennifer Westacott | Senator the Hon. Kim Carr | Paul Cain | David Speers | Diana O'Halloran | Jenny May | The Hon Tanya Plibersek MP | Carol Bennet | Lesley Hall | Gerard Thomas | Therese Sands | Tim Costello | Don Henry | Simon Sheikh | Micaela Cronin | Catherine Gander | Sue Grigg | Eva Cox | Rebecca Huntley | George Megalogenis | Annabel Crabb | Adam Bandt MP | James Valentine

PROGRAM OUTLINE

FULL CONFERENCE PROGRAM

GETTING TO THE CONFERENCE

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

SPONSORSHIP AND PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

VOLUNTEERING AT THE CONFERENCE

ACCOMMODATION

DISABILITY SUPPORT APPLICATION

CBB CONFERENCE BURSARY - SUPPORT FOR SMALL RURAL ORGANISATIONS