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ACT voters call for equality, climate action and increased support for vulnerable community members
ACTCOSS 2022 Federal Election Forum
Canberrans on low incomes hit hardest by cost of living rises as income supports removed
ACTCOSS calls for political leaders to commit to raising rate of income support
Federal Budget should not miss opportunity to create fairer future
ACTCOSS condemns heartless public housing moves
Recommendations for improved oversight of public health measures welcomed
ACTCOSS welcome NDIS workforce inquiry recommendations
Release of report on sustainable funding of ACT’s community services sector
Motion highlights serious shortage of ACT community facilities
Housing motion echoes calls from community sector to fix ACT’s housing crisis
Urgent need to improve access to health services for ACT’s most disadvantaged
Over-incarceration of Indigenous people in ACT continues
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children continue to be overrepresented
ACTCOSS welcomes more discussion on fairer way forward for fines
Implementing OPCAT: Protecting human rights of detainees in ACT
Report highlights need for more community sector funding
ACT Needs Fairer Federal Grant Share
International Human Rights Day 2021 – let’s commit to action and delivery
Positive results on prisoner numbers but more to do
IDPWD 2021 – we must ensure no one is left behind
ACTCOSS welcomes key recommendations in Covid report
Report recommends harm reduction and investment in alcohol and other drug sector
Proposed Religious Discrimination Bill to impact marginalised communities
Employment, housing key to reducing ACT’s recidivism rate
New rent relief fund welcomed
Battling renters smashed again in Canberra – Report
ACT Government leading way in efforts to keep children out of prison
Rental affordability is Canberra’s real housing crisis
Covid disaster payments to end tomorrow
ACTCOSS congratulates ACT Senior Australian of Year 2022 nominee Julie Tongs OAM
Gambling Harm Awareness Week 2021
Closure of Braddon Centrelink Service Centre will hurt vulnerable Canberrans
ACT Community Sector CEOs come together to launch 2021 Anti-Poverty Week
ACTCOSS receives grant to establish ACT Health and Community Sector Careers Hub
ACTCOSS welcomes support for vulnerable Canberrans
ACTCOSS calls for significant investment in community services, social housing
Vulnerable households must be top priority in ACT’s energy transition
ACTCOSS welcomes $100 million housing announcement
ACTCOSS submission to Parliamentary inquiry into housing affordability & supply
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples: Stories of good practice in community sector
Federal Government’s cruel cuts mean an unhappy New Year for over 28,000 Canberrans
This Human Rights Day ACTCOSS calls on ACT Government to legislate all economic, social and cultural rights
Court Transport Unit review highlights failings in staff training and care of children and young people
ACTCOSS welcomes ACT Corrective Services Disability Action and Inclusion Plan
Change needed now to achieve access and inclusion for people with disability
Rebecca Vassarotti – Inaugural Speech to ACT Legislative Assembly
ACTCOSS presents community sector investment priorities to ACT Chief Minister