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Domestic violence help on the line in the NT with minimum wage increase set to stretch budgets more
Women and children escaping tumultuous homes in a part of Australia with the highest rate of domestic violence may not get the help they need following this month's ruling to raise the minimum wage by at least $40 a week. The Fair Work Commission decision sets...
The Impact of Wage Increases on the Under Resourced DFSV Sector – ABC Radio
Larissa Ellis CEO Women's Safety Services of Central Australia 00:00Hi, Liz, thanks for asking me on [to ABC radio]. Look, we've calculated the [minimum wage]increase to be about 150 to $200,000, that will hit our budget. So that's quite a significantnumber for us....
Territorians doing it tough! NTCOSS talks to Mix 104.9 about the 31st Cost of Living Report.
Mix 104.9 Katie Woolf 00:00Now we know that NTCOSS has released it's 31st Cost of Living Report and the results are probably not a huge surprise to most of us. The data from December 2020 to December 2021, reveals that Darwin had the highest increase in price movement...
NTCOSS speaks to ABC TV News about the rising Cost of Living in the NT
NTCOSS Senior Policy Officer Sarah Holder speaks to ABC TV News about the most recent NTCOSS Cost of Living Report
International students in Darwin are being pushed to the brink as living costs soar across Australia
'No buffer' to ride cost-of-living pressures International students, particularly in the NT, are among the worst affected. A recent Northern Territory Council of Social Services (NTCOSS) report shows cost rises in several areas are well above national averages. NTCOSS...
Youth Voices Amplified Through New Project
More than $800,000 will be dedicated to amplifying the voices of young people, with the Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) to receive $170,000 in grant funding each year for the next five years to deliver the NT Youth Voice Project. The project will...
Locking in New NT Ministers Provides Welcome Stability
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) welcomes the appointment of the new NT Government Ministers announced earlier today. These appointments are not only a reflection of the diversity from across the Territory, but also see the welcome appointment...
Remote Jobs a focus this election, but a mixed response on plans to fund Closing the Gap and implement the Uluru Statement.
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service has called on the NT’s four major parties to outline their plans to create remote jobs; implement the Uluru Statement and fund Closing the Gap initiatives this election. NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale said there are...
New NTCOSS Report Reveals Staggering Cost of Living Pressures on Territorians
A new report shows Territorians are struggling under some of the most significant Consumer Price Index (CPI) rises in the nation. NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale said the Northern Territory Council of Social Service’s 31st Cost of Living Report shows a CPI rise of 6% in...
CONSULT NOW: Aboriginal Communities Must Not be Blindsided by New Liquor Laws
Even before Commonwealth legislation was introduced 15 years ago, restricting alcohol sales in Aboriginal Communities, many remote communities were already dry as General Restricted Areas. Over 400 new areas were added to this as Alcohol Protected Areas (APAs). Now,...