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Media Release: New report shows Territorians hit harder than majority of country by rising cost of living
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NTCOSS joint submission to the Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
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NTCOSS joint submission to the Care and Protection of Children Legislation Amendment Bill 2026
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Media Release: NT Budget a missed opportunity to support everyday Territorians
Leaders from across the Northern Territory social services sector say that today’s NT Budget is amissed opportunity to provide meaningful relief to Territorians. NTCOSS CEO Sally Sievers said that after a year of crisis and skyrocketing cost of living thegovernment...
Media Release: Essential Territory frontline services impacted by fuel crisis
20 April 2026 • Remote communities suffering the immediate impact of fuel crisis.• New data has revealed that critical frontline services are being forced to reduce services due to rising costs.• Communities already in desperate need following extreme weather...
Joint Media Statement – Expert coalition condemns language putting NT women a trisk
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NT Shelter and NTCOSS Respond to High Court Ruling on Remote Rent Framework
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Joint Media Statement – One Year On From Coroner’s Findings: Sector Calls for Recognition, Action and Accountability
25 November 2025Today marks twelve months since the NT Coroner made 35 recommendations following the landmark inquest into the domestic violence deaths of Miss Yunupiŋu, Ngeygo Ragurrk, Kumarn Rubuntja and Kumanjayi Haywood. A year on, the Domestic, Family and Sexual...
Media Release: New factsheets show Territorians locked out of affordable housing and paying more for essentials
14 October 2025The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS), with contributions from NT Shelter, today released new Cost of Living Factsheets showing Territorians continue to face some of the highest housing costs in the country, alongside rising...
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: “We Know What Works — It’s Time to Build the System to Match”: Specialist Services Respond to Government’s Report on Coroner’s DFSV Recommendations
A coalition of community services are calling for youth justice reform that strengthens community safety by investing in what A coalition of frontline domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) services has responded to today’s tabling of the NT Government’s official...