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Community Sector calls for collaboration and decisive leadership from National Cabinet to deal with COVID debacle
Federal Government cuts Pandemic Payment as COVID cases explode
Government must immediately suspend mutual obligations to reduce COVID risk
ACOSS welcomes free COVID RAT access for concession card holders but fears some may still miss out
Community sector calls for government to ensure access to COVID19 testing
ACOSS calls for access to free rapid antigen tests for people on lowest incomes
Community services under strain amidst Covid
Community services under strain in shadow of Delta
More government help needed to protect people most at risk from Omicron variant
Poverty, jobs, affordable housing, essential services and climate change
Community sector calls for budget guarantee from all Parties: no more tax cuts
Temporary increase in income support led to marked drop in homelessness
Labor shows its serious but climate policy is not fast enough nor fair for people on low incomes
ACOSS response to Parliament debate on Bills: Voter ID and Political Campaigners Bill
Rushed bill will muffle community voices
Shocking rise in energy debt needs urgent government action
ACOSS welcomes win for democracy as Parliament votes against heavy-handed charity regulations
ACOSS calls for constructive leadership to guarantee NDIS as changes come before parliament
Better income support vote changer in swinging seats
Time to Invest in Keeping People Out of Hospital
Five steps for healthier state: South Australian Public Health consortium
Children under 14 belong in school and with their community not in prison
Next federal Government must meet global call for stronger action on climate change
Change needed to break ageism forcing over-55s to languish without work
826,000 people forced to languish on income support payments for over year, and more to join in wake of COVID
Australians working together for successful transition to net zero emissions
Australian working together for successful transition to net zero emissions
Housing and homelessness left behind in post-Covid recovery
Proposed voter ID reforms unnecessary – hitting hardest those who need greatest support to vote
Federal Government must protect people seeking asylum in Park Hotel and other detention locations
Morrison’s climate policy does little to help low income Australians in transition to clean economy
We need to fix poverty and stop blaming stereotyped poor
Regional communities impacted by climate change will benefit from strong emission reduction targets
Sole parents and unemployed face poverty as nation surges ahead
Budget Reply Speech 2021-22
Community sector unites to call for fair fast climate action this decade
Deloitte Report: strong economic benefits from energy efficiency retrofits for low-income homes
Ending Disaster Payments without increasing unemployment payments will drive up poverty and put communities at risk
ACOSS backs call for vaccination gap for people with disability to be closed before easing COVID restrictions
MYEFO fails to provide hope or confidence for 2021 to millions on low incomes
New report shows who is most impacted by inequality in Australia
ACOSS welcomes new investment in home care packages
COVID shines light on failure of energy system for people experiencing disadvantage
Fundraising reform a welcome first step
Millions left to dread 2021 thanks to Government’s Christmas cut to income support
Community organisations slam decision to continue discriminatory and punitive Cashless Debit Card
Energy sector pledges greater collaboration to support customers
ACOSS delivers hundreds of Christmas messages from people on JobSeeker to Parliament