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Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022
The NT Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Repeal of Cashless Debit Card and Other Measures) Bill 2022 (the Bill).NTCOSS is the peak body for the Northern Territory (NT)...
NTCOSS Submission to the draft Anti-Discrimination Amendment Bill 2022
NTCOSS welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed amendments to the Anti-Discrimination Act 1992 (the Act).NTCOSS is a peak body for the Northern Territory community sector and is a voice for people affected by social and economic disadvantage and...
Iris Capital application to install new gaming machines, Alice Springs
The NT Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) is the peak body for the non-profit social service sector inthe Northern Territory (NT). Our members comprise community service providers, professionalassociations, and advocacy organisations. Over 30% of NTCOSS members are...
65 NT women killed in DV – how do we change the story? NTCOSS on ABC Radio
NTCOSS Tessa Snowdon 00:00The high rates of domestic family and sexual violence in the Northern Territory are not unknown, people are well aware of these rates, but unfortunately, the sustained rates of DFSV in our communities has resulted in a bit of a normalizing of...
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...