NTCOSS’ latest Cost of Living fact sheet has revealed an alarming jump in households having their power disconnected as electricity, water and sewerage prices in the Northern Territory (NT) rose at more than double the national average. In the last decade in Darwin,...
21 December 2022 Overhaul of energy concessions needed as three million households struggle to pay their energy bills A report released today by social service organisations found that while around three million households receive some form of ongoing financial...
This week the NTs’ elected MLAs will debate proposed changes to anti-discrimination civil laws that will say a lot about the type of place we want the Northern Territory to be. The NT is one of Australia’s most culturally diverse jurisdictions: from the Aboriginal...
By Deborah Di Natale CEO NT Council of Social Service The Northern Territory Council of Social Service was pleased when the Government recently introduced new laws to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12. This makes us the first jurisdiction in the country...
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) is the peak body for the Northern Territory (NT) Community and Social Services Sector and is a voice for people affected by social and economic disadvantage and inequality. NTCOSS membership is made up of...
“It is all well and good to pay lip service to ending gender-based violence … but we need to put our money where our mouth is” – NTCOSS’ Tessa Snowdon on ABC Radio Darwin following Four Corners’ broadcast on a national crisis “hidden in plain sight: the killings...
