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Seven demands for new government, human rights conference for QLD, and a new low pay report

Contributor, Wednesday, 25th May 2022 - All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia.

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Australia has handed the incoming Labor government a golden opportunity to work in collaboration to address…

Leigh faces the sector’s concerns

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 16th May 2022 - Ahead of this week’s federal election, Pro Bono News sat down with shadow assistant minister for charities Andrew Leigh to put some of the sector’s concerns – raised in our recent election…

Rice ready to work with the sector

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 16th May 2022 - The new Greens spokesperson for the charity sector, Senator Janet Rice, is looking forward to pushing the incoming government on the issues of importance to our sector. At last week’s…

Election 2022: what have the major parties promised?

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 4th May 2022 - We take a look at the announcements made so far on the issues of relevance to our sector. We’ve passed the halfway point of this campaign and we’re just a few short weeks away from the federal…

Why we need to raise the rate

Cassandra Prigg, Thursday, 4th March 2021 - An increase in JobSeeker to $80 a day would change a young person’s life and their future – the problem is that politicians lack the willpower to make this happen, writes Cassandra Prigg.…

Valuing the social economy, the vaccine roll-out, and a roadmap for a real, positive change

Contributor, Wednesday, 3rd March 2021 - All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia.

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The Australian Council of Social Service welcomed the decision by the Australian Senate to refer the government’s…

Over 3 million Australians locked into poverty

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 24th February 2020 - The poverty rate in Australia is worse than in most other wealthy countries Fewer entry-level jobs, rising housing costs, and inadequate welfare rates are just some of the contributing…

A sad and sorry history of Newstart

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 19th November 2019 - Much has been made of the fact federal government unemployment benefits haven’t increased in real terms since 1994. But why has the freeze gone on so long? We look back at the history…