ACTCOSS has welcomed yesterday’s announcement by the ACT Attorney General, Gordon Ramsay MLA, that the eviction moratorium for COVID-19 impacted residential tenants has been extended for three months to 22 October 2020.
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Media release: Extension of protections for renters welcomed, but more action is needed
23 July 2020
Media release: ACTCOSS joins calls for ACT Government to #RaiseTheAge of criminal responsibility
23 July 2020
ACTCOSS today joined organisations from the youth, legal, human rights and Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander sectors to call on the ACT Government to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to at least 14 years old.
Media release: Thousands of Canberrans face hardships as JobSeeker supplement reduced
21 July 2020
ACTCOSS today expressed dismay at the decision to reduce the JobSeeker supplement leaving thousands of Canberrans facing reductions in income.
Media release: Vale: Sue Salthouse - a great Canberra leader
21 July 2020
The Board and staff of ACTCOSS express our deep shock and sadness at the tragic passing of Sue Salthouse.
Media release: Public transport must meet needs of all Canberrans
17 July 2020
ACTCOSS today welcomed changes to the ACT’s transport network but cautioned that more needs to be done to support Canberrans facing transport disadvantage.
Media release: ACTCOSS joins national call to Raise the Rate of JobSeeker for Good
14 July 2020
ACTCOSS joins hundreds of organisations and thousands of individuals who are calling on the Federal Government to Raise the Rate of the JobSeeker payment for good.
Media release: ACTCOSS condemns opaque ACT child protection system: community must have a say
23 June 2020
ACTCOSS today condemned the ACT Government’s inadequate consultation on new legislation that will simplify the ability to dispense with parental consent for children to be adopted.
COVID-19 Update No.15, 19 June 2020
19 June 2020
This is Issue 15 of the COVID-19 Update, sent to ACTCOSS members and peaks on 19 June 2020.
COVID-19 Update No.4 for Organisations Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities, 18 June 2020
18 June 2020
This is Issue 4 of the COVID-19 Update for Organisations Supporting Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities, sent on 18 June 2020.
Media release: Social housing key to building back better in the ACT
18 June 2020
ACTCOSS and ACT Shelter today called on the ACT Government to commit to investment in social housing in their plans for community recovery and rebuilding the economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.