ACTCOSS has welcomed today’s announcement by the ACT Government of an additional $2.6 million for the ACT’s homelessness sector.
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Joint media release: Productivity Commission report reveals high rates of incarceration for Indigenous children in the ACT
20 January 2021
ACTCOSS and Winnunga Nimmityjah Aboriginal Health and Community Services today expressed their deep concern over the high rates of incarceration of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and young people in the ACT detailed in a report just released.
Media release: ACTCOSS calls for low-income and vulnerable Canberrans to be considered in light rail decision
13 January 2021
ACTCOSS yesterday made a submission to the Light Rail: City to Woden consultation calling on the ACT Government to build a flexible and responsive transport system that addresses the needs of Canberrans who face disadvantage or vulnerability.
Media release: Minister must respond to report of housing delay
7 January 2021
ACTCOSS today expressed deep concern that a large number of newly built ACT Housing properties were left sitting empty for well over a year as bureaucrats wrangled over revenue models.
Media release: Canberra’s job seekers face dismal new year
4 January 2021
Around 28,000 Canberrans are facing a bleak new year following the Federal Government’s cruel cut to the Coronavirus Supplement effective from 1 January.
Media release: ACTCOSS summer journal: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples: Stories of good practice in the community sector
17 December 2020
ACTCOSS today released its regular journal, Update, focused on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples: Stories of good practice in the community sector.
Media release: Federal Government’s cruel cuts mean an unhappy New Year for over 28,000 Canberrans
14 December 2020
ACTCOSS today condemned this latest cut to the Coronavirus Supplement which will push thousands of Canberrans deeper into poverty, leaving them with no certainty about the future of payment after the end of March.
Media release: This Human Rights Day ACTCOSS calls on the ACT Government to legislate all economic, social and cultural rights
10 December 2020
ACTCOSS today marked International Human Rights Day by calling on the ACT Government to enact all economic, social and cultural rights into legislation and fully realise the goal of the ACT as a human rights jurisdiction.
Media release: Court Transport Unit review highlights failings in staff training and care of children and young people
8 December 2020
ACTCOSS today expressed concern over an ACT Inspector of Correctional Services’ report on the ACT Court Transport Unit (CTU) that highlighted a lack of training for CTU officers, unfit vehicles and risks to children and young people.
Media release: ACTCOSS welcomes ACT Corrective Services Disability Action and Inclusion Plan
3 December 2020
ACTCOSS has welcomed the ACT Corrective Services Disability Action and Inclusion Plan launched today by the ACT Government.