Media Release: New curfew laws aimed at those who should be helped – NTCOSS
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service is deeply concerned about new laws that were rushed into parliament last week that will make it easier to impose curfews.Key groups were not consulted including the Aboriginal Peak Organisations NT (APO NT), the justice...
NT Budget causes major disquiet for the community sector: NTCOSS
Today’s NT Budget causes major disquiet for the community sector with the only solution offered for tackling community safety being more police and prisons.There is no additional community sector funding being directed towards solutions we know will benefit community...
NT renters getting loans, skipping meals to keep a roof over their heads: NTCOSS Cost of Living report
Tuesday May 07 2024 The soaring cost of living is forcing some Territorians to get no interest loans to pay the rent and access emergency relief services for the first time so they can put food on the family table and petrol in the car.Darwin is among the most...
NTCOSS’s Caitlin Perry spoke on ABC’s morning show about spending government money on people or places
ABC’s Adam Steer and A Parkinson: I think it’s time to get to our spin cycle this morning, because it is 24 to 9 already. So there was some confusion over money this week. You might remember Police Minister Brent Potter on this programme I asked if he was...