Review on Raising the Age of Criminal ResponsibilityThe Councils of Social Service Network has made a joint statement to the Council of Attorneys-General (CAG) Working Group in response to the review on raising… Read More
National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019The National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019 provide important safeguards that protect consumers against unfair credit practices… Read More
Draft Health Care and Social Assistance Sector PlanNCOSS provided feedback on the Health Care and Social Assistance Work Health and Safety Sector Plan to 2022, highlighting the relationship between characteristics of the operating environment… Read More
Equal Remuneration Order supplementationNCOSS recently wrote to the Hon. Dominic Perrottet MP, NSW Treasurer, to seek commitment from the NSW Government to address indexation and Equal Remuneration Order (ERO)… Read More
NSW Productivity Commission Discussion PaperNCOSS made a submission to the NSW Productivity Commission Discussion Paper Kickstarting the productivity conversation. NCOSS calls on the NSW Government to use the productivity… Read More
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and SafetyNCOSS made a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. NCOSS calls on federal, state and territory governments to improve the… Read More
Senate inquiry into Newstart and related paymentsNCOSS made a brief submission to the federal Senate inquiry into the adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level… Read More
Report on disability advocacy, representative and information organisationsThe issue of ongoing funding for disability advocacy and information organisations in NSW has been the subject of public, and more recently parliamentary, debate. Since… Read More
NCOSS position on cashless welfare cardThe Coalition Government is seeking to extend existing Cashless Debit Card trials and introduce the trial in new locations, including Cape York and the Northern… Read More
Mapping Economic Disadvantage in NSW Report – 2019The “Mapping Economic Disadvantage in NSW” project was undertaken with the National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM). This research breaks down poverty rates and… Read More
Inquiry into the sustainability of energy supply and resources in NSWNCOSS made a submission to the inquiry into the sustainability of energy supply and resources in NSW. The climate crisis, the continued use of fossil fuels… Read More
Response to Trajectory for Low Energy Existing Homes July 2019 Consultation PaperNCOSS has joined 25 organisations to support an ACOSS submission to the National Energy Productivity Plan secretariat on a Trajectory for Low Energy Existing Homes.… Read More
