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MEDIA RELEASE: Community organisations slam decision to continue discriminatory and punitive Cashless Debit Card
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peak organisations, legal services and human rights organisations have slammed the decision of the Morrison Government and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party, with the abstention of the Centre Alliance in the Senate giving...
Northern Territory Council of Social Service response to the 2020/21 NT Budget
DO NOT FORGET THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR Northern Territory Council of Social Service response to the 2020/21 NT Budget The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) welcomes the release of the NT Budget today that has largely maintained funding...
NT Government greenlights Woolworths booze barn despite community concerns
For immediate release, Tuesday 10 November 2020 10 November 2020: Today the Northern Territory (NT) Government will introduce legislation that gives Woolworths the power to circumvent the independent Liquor Commission and build one of the largest bottle shops in the...
Cost of Living Report No. 29
Poverty reduced in the NT but only short lived In its 29th Cost of Living Report released today, the Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) highlights that the Federal Government’s Coronavirus Supplement payments have prevented thousands of Territory...
NTCOSS Value of the Not-for-profit Sector Launch
The Not-for-profit human services sector is an important element in sustaining and growing the Northern Territory economy. It contributes more than mining, both in terms of the economy and numbers of people employed, and sees $615.5million in wages go back into our...
Cuts to JobSeeker to cost the NT economy $348 million – Deloitte report
The Morrison Government’s planned cuts to the Coronavirus Supplement for people on JobSeeker, Youth Allowance and parenting payments would see the NT lose $348 million over the next two years and more than 2,500 jobs according to analysis by Deloitte Access Economics...
The Territory Needs Equal Pay for the Community Sector
The work of the community services sector has never been more in demand, and more at risk. This Equal Pay Day, Deborah Di Natale, CEO of the Northern Territory Council of Social Service, calls on the Federal Government to renew funding that ensures staff in the...
Ticks, crosses and political promises after the 2020 NT Election Leaders Debate
Last night the Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) held its 2020 NT Election Leaders Debate challenging the ALP, CLP, Territory Alliance and the Greens on five key areas of reform. Deborah Di Natale, CEO of NTCOSS said the debate was fast moving,...
Cost of Living Report No. 28
Regional and remote areas doing it toughest In its 28th Cost of Living Report released today, the Northern Territory Council of Social Service, (NTCOSS) highlights the extent to which certain households are doing it tough.While some of those on the lowest incomes in...
Peak NT Aboriginal orgs: Raise the Rate and create jobs to lift NT Aboriginal people out of poverty
RAISE THE RATE AND CREATE JOBS TO LIFT NT ABORIGINAL PEOPLE OUT OF POVERTY The federal government must permanently and substantially raise the rate of income support payments and back community-led job creation proposals, a coalition of Aboriginal and human rights...