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...
Media Release: NT Budget misses opportunity to help vulnerable amid high inflation This year’s Northern Territory Budget delivers some positives for the community and social sector, but overall, our sector sees it as underwhelming and a missed opportunity to help the...
“Yes, times are tough. One of the concerns in our report is that when you look at the average median rent in … Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Alice Springs … all of the properties would put anyone on a low income into extreme housing stress....
