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Shocking rise in energy debt needs urgent government action
Volunteer Grants inject $18 million into local communities
Report recommends harm reduction and investment in alcohol and other drug sector
Proposed Religious Discrimination Bill to impact marginalised communities
Community grants awarded for targeted engagement on Mental Health Act
New guidelines to help GPs care for patients impacted by violence and abuse
GPs urged to look for abuse signs as domestic violence escalates amid pandemic
Employment, housing key to reducing ACT’s recidivism rate
New rent relief fund welcomed
RED SHIELD GOES GREEN – AGL powers Salvos national transition to rooftop solar
Gender based violence is public health issue: using health systems approach
ACOSS welcomes win for democracy as Parliament votes against heavy-handed charity regulations
Improving National Redress Scheme 25 November
ACOSS calls for constructive leadership to guarantee NDIS as changes come before parliament
Supporting 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
$1.25 million to support community-controlled sector to deliver NDIS services for their communities
Wiyi Yani U Thangani National Summit to amplify voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls
$20 million to boost support for domestic violence victim-survivors
International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women 25 November 2021
Battling renters smashed again in Canberra – Report
In Dialogue with Thailand, Experts of Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Ask about Situation of Indigenous Peoples
Appointment of National Disability Insurance Scheme Quality & Safeguards Commissioner
Second Interim Report – National Redress Scheme
Better income support vote changer in swinging seats
Creative therapies harness healing power of art
Life changing opportunities for multicultural Australians in care and support sector
Emergence and Evolution: Learning from Pandemic
New research reveals continued strain for charities and social services after a “profoundly hard year”
NSW new new practical support for people impacted by suicide of loved one
Alignment of regulations across care and support sectors
Million dollar prize up for grabs for innovators working to decarbonise Aotearoa
Children under 14 belong in school and with their community not in prison
Continued support for Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants
$1.27M to improve disability support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
ACT Government leading way in efforts to keep children out of prison
Next federal Government must meet global call for stronger action on climate change
Glasgow outcome means big 2022 for Australia
Older Australians make strides for safer online future with new course
Council endorses full support for new hospital
826,000 people forced to languish on income support payments for over year, and more to join in wake of COVID
Rental affordability is Canberra’s real housing crisis
Funding for social services emerging from pandemic
$22 million boost for social sector support
Australians taking action to Stop it at Start and prevent disrespect
Modelling Respect and Equity – MoRE program
Albanese Labor Government to Introduce Early Years Strategy
More than 484,000 Australians now supported by NDIS
TAC-MI master’s students share research findings, receive career guidance from member companies