This document is a checklist for 2020 ACT Election voters and newly elected members of the ACT Legislative Assembly on how the next ACT Government can create a fair and just Canberra for all Canberrans.
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Factsheet: Poverty and inequality in the ACT
This factsheet brings together a range of important data and information on poverty and inequality in the ACT.
Scoping the costs and benefits of affordable housing in the ACT, Stage 1 report
This is the first report from a project by AHURI on behalf of ACT Shelter to assess the costs and benefits of providing social housing in the ACT and build a business case for addressing housing need in the ACT.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Self-Determination
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander Self-Determination
Older Australians and Aged Care
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Older Canberrans and Aged Care
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Cost of Living, Financial Hardship and Poverty
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Poverty, Inequality and the Cost of Living
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
ACT Cost of Living Report, 2020
The 2020 ACT Cost of Living Report tracks changes in the cost of living for low-income households in the Australian Capital Territory over the past 12 months and five years.
Women, Children and Families
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Supporting Canberra’s Women, Children and Families
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Climate and Energy
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Climate and Energy: A Just Transition
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
A Human Rights Jurisdiction
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Fulfilling the Promise of the ACT as a Human Rights Jurisdiction
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Disability
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Community Infrastructure
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Planning and Infrastructure to Build Community
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Submission: Evoenergy’s Gas Network 2021-26 Access Arrangement Proposal to the Australian Energy Regulator
Our submission to the Australian Energy Regulator in response to Evoenergy's gas network 2021-26 access arrangemen
Affordable Housing and Homelessness
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief: Fixing Canberra’s housing crisis
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Supporting the Community Services Sector
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Submission: COVID-19 pandemic response measures
ACTCOSS has made a submission to the Select Committee on the COVID-19 pandemic response on 29 June 2020 calling for additional measures to protect vulnerable Canberrans during the COVID-19 pandemic following the Committee’s Interim report 2 tabled 4 June 2020.
Submission: Inquiry in the form of an evaluation of current ACT Policing arrangements
ACTCOSS has made a submission to the Select Committee on Justice and Community Safety to highlight key issues on the community engagement activities of ACT Policing.
Submission: Consultation on Prohibition of Conversion Practices in the ACT
ACTCOSS fully supports the passage of the legislation on the prohibition of conversion practices in the ACT.
A Just Canberra
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must:
Better Health
ACTCOSS 2020 ACT Election issue brief
For a just and fair Canberra, the next ACT Government must: