ACTCOSS said today that the Federal Budget was a missed opportunity to boost the Canberra economy and protect those on low incomes in the ACT.
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Joint media release: Canberrans have opportunity to fix housing crisis at ACT election
2 October 2020
ACTCOSS, ACT Shelter and the Community Housing Industry Association ACT (CHIA ACT) have today responded to the housing announcements of the three major parties contesting the 2020 ACT election.
ACTCOSS Board 2020-21 - Call for nominations
2 October 2020
We are calling on members to nominate for Board positions open for election at our AGM on 12 November 2020. Nominations close 5pm, Thu 29 Oct 2020.
Media release: ACT Election 2020: Older Canberrans and Aged Care
29 September 2020
ACTCOSS today released the 11th of twelve 2020 ACT Election issue briefs, calling for parties and candidates to commit to actions to support older Canberrans and their carers, and to improve the quality of aged care in the ACT.
Media release: Poverty risk rises with over 22,000 Canberrans to lose $300 per fortnight from Friday
24 September 2020
This Friday, over 22,000 Canberrans face the loss of $300 per fortnight as the Australian Government’s Coronavirus Supplement is reduced, pushing many into poverty. ACTCOSS is calling on the Australian Government to extend the existing Coronavirus Supplement of $550 per fortnight and to move quickly to legislate a permanent, adequate JobSeeker...
Media release: ACT Election 2020: Targeted action on poverty, inequality and the cost of living
23 September 2020
ACTCOSS has today released its tenth of twelve 2020 ACT Election issue briefs calling for targeted action to address cost of living pressures for low-income households in the ACT. This coincides with the release of ACTCOSS’s annual ACT Cost of Living Report.
Media release: ACT Election 2020: Supporting women, children and families
21 September 2020
ACTCOSS yesterday released its 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Supporting Canberra’s Women, Children and Families.
Media release: ACT Election 2020: Climate and Energy - achieving a just transition to net zero emissions in the ACT
21 September 2020
ACTCOSS yesterday released the eighth of twelve 2020 ACT Election issue briefs calling for parties and candidates to work to fulfill the promise of a just transition to net zero emissions in the ACT by 2045 or sooner.
Media release: Looming JobSeeker cuts to cost over 1,000 Canberra jobs and plunge people into poverty
15 September 2020
ACTCOSS has called on the Federal Government to scrap looming cuts to the JobSeeker payment that would plunge thousands of Canberrans into poverty and damage the ACT’s economic recovery.
Media release: ACT Election 2020: Delivering the promise of a Human Rights jurisdiction
10 September 2020
ACTCOSS today released its seventh of twelve 2020 ACT Election issue briefs calling for parties and candidates to work to fulfill the promise of the ACT as a human rights jurisdiction.