Rapidly worsening climate change is hurting our communities. Our sector has been on the frontline of helping communities respond to the impacts of more intense and frequent bushfires, drought, floods, storms, and heatwaves. Without fast, fair and inclusive action on climate change, these threats will continue to worsen. In November this year, all Governments will be […]

Join us on 7 October for a social media day of action, where we are encouraging community sector organisations and staff to post about why fair and fast climate action this decade matters to them. By raising our voices together, we can persuade the Federal government to set more ambitious targets in the lead-up to […]

For years, Australian governments have under-invested in impactful employment services, and instead have over-invested in compliance systems and penalties affecting people on unemployment payments. We know recessions cast long shadows, and it will be hard to reduce unemployment much further when over 800,000 people (three quarters of those on unemployment payments) are unemployed long-term*. Once […]

2021 ACOSS AGM (virtual)  Date: Monday, 8 November 2021  Time: 3:00 PM AEDT  Location: Zoom At the meeting, members will have the opportunity to: hear about and ask questions of  ACOSS; hear the Returning Officer’s Report and Election Results; contribute to discussion as per the agenda; vote on any resolutions proposed. At the meeting, members will be asked […]

CLICK TO REGISTER At the 2017 National Constitutional Convention, the Uluru Statement from the Heart was created with three key steps to achieve structural reform: Voice, Treaty, and Truth. The next steps in the campaign are paramount, as is the support from the community sector. With a looming federal election, the Uluru Statement from the […]

This is an opportunity for members planning to be in lockup or involved in budget day advocacy to come together and share knowledge. Open to National Members only.   TIME: 11:30AM – 12:30PM AEDT DATE: 25 October 2022 WHERE: Virtual, Zoom

ACOSS staff and members come together to share notes and initial impressions post-Budget. Open to National Members only.   TIME: 9:30PM – 10:30PM AEDT DATE: 25 October 2022 WHERE: Virtual, Zoom

Hosted by MC Jamila Rizvi, the ACOSS Post Budget Event is the key annual event for civil society and the community services sector, providing a space for attendees to receive briefings on key budget measures and their likely impacts on people experiencing poverty and inequality. The event will provide the opportunity for the sector to […]

Please join us for the launch of the Community Sector Blueprint on minimum energy efficiency standards. The federal, state and territory governments have committed to develop a National Framework for Minimum Energy Efficiency Rental Requirements. To inform this work the community, housing, building and energy efficiency sectors have come together to develop a Community Sector Blueprint: […]

In this installment of the ACOSS Policy Webinar Series, we will delve into the findings and recommendations of the major Parliamentary inquiry into employment services chaired by Labor MP Julian Hill. After a year and a half of submissions and hearings, the inquiry is set to conclude at the end of November. Julian Hill MP will […]

If governments remain committed to mutual obligation, there is a need to ensure that people who use employment services can make meaningful choices about how they look for jobs. Join this webinar to hear from Dorte Caswell, Professor in Social Work at Department for Sociology and Social Work at Aalborg University (Denmark), who will reflect on how co-production has […]

The ACOSS Post Budget Event is the key annual event for civil society and the community services sector, providing a space for attendees to receive briefings on key budget measures and their likely impacts on people experiencing poverty and inequality. The event facilitates the opportunity for the community sector to engage in conversation following the release […]