NTCOSS is and has been supportive of Portable Long Service Leave for social and community sector employees since the idea was first discussed in the NT in 2016.We engaged in both previous consultations in 2016 and 2020.Our letter to the Office of the Commissioner for...
Foreword The Northern Territory Council of Social Service’ (NTCOSS) vision is for a fair, inclusive, and sustainable Northern Territory (NT) where all individuals and communities can participate in and benefit from all aspects of social, cultural, and economic life....
Territorians need more support and better protections to afford the basic costs of living, including access to affordable housing, transport and electricity amid a difficult cost environment.In the last year inflation reached the highest level in more than two...
https://www.hrlc.org.au/news/2023/08/01/nt-raise-the-age A coalition of Aboriginal, community, justice and human rights organisations says that as new NT laws to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 years come into effect today, there is an urgent need for...
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS), with full support of the NTCOSS Board, proudly supports constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through a Voice to Parliament. The Voice to Parliament is one of the three...
Stephanie Kelly, NTCOSS’s CEO, spoke to Adam Steer about how tough it is for Territorians enduring cost of living increases and decades high inflation. However at a time when they are needed more than ever, social services providers are effectively having their...