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Joint Media Release: Report recommends harm reduction and investment in the alcohol and other drug sector
30 November 2021
Media Release: Proposed Religious Discrimination Bill to impact marginalised communities
30 November 2021
ACTCOSS today expressed its deep concern about the Federal Government’s proposed Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and its potential impact on marginalised communities.
Media Release: Employment, housing key to reducing ACT’s recidivism rate
29 November 2021
New research has shown that employment and housing for those leaving prison are key to preventing recidivism and a subsequent return to detention.
Media Release: New rent relief fund welcomed
26 November 2021
ACTCOSS today has welcomed an announcement today by the Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury MLA that the ACT Government is introducing a rent relief scheme to respond to challenges facing low income renters during COVID-19.
Media Release: Enough is enough - a decade of NDIS stress must end
25 November 2021
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has joined disability advocates and the Australian Council of Social Service in calling for an end to uncertainty about the future of the National Disability Insurance Scheme after comments by the Federal Minister were...
Media Release: Battling renters smashed again in Canberra - Report
24 November 2021
ACTCOSS has called for urgent action following the 2021 Rental Affordability Index which shows Canberra is the least affordable city for low-income renters in Australia.
Media Release: Proposed voter ID to impact the most vulnerable
24 November 2021
ACTCOSS today expressed its deep concern about the Federal Government’s proposed voter ID reforms.
ACT Government leading the way in efforts to keep children out of prison
15 November 2021
ACTCOSS today commended the ACT Attorney General and ACT Government for its long-standing commitment to raising the age of criminal responsibility to 14 years – the only state or territory in Australia to do so.
Rental affordability is Canberra's real housing crisis
9 November 2021
ACTCOSS has welcomed the focus placed today by the ACT Opposition on the shortage of affordable housing. This follows their call for a declaration of a housing crisis and an independent review into the impact of the ACT Government's policies on rising house prices and rent levels.
Minimum standard an important first step toward healthier homes and lower energy bills for renters
9 November 2021
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) today welcomed the opening of consultation on the ACT Government’s proposal to require rental properties across the...