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New DFSV Funding a Win for NTCOSS Members – But Long-Term Solutions Needed
No one should have to experience or live with Domestic, Family or Sexual Violence. Territorians face the highest rates of DFSV in the country and NT Government data shows our domestic homicides rates are six times the national average. It’s critical that survivors can...
THE USE OF SPIT HOODS AND RESTRAINT CHAIRS ON NT CHILDREN, A NATIONAL SHAME
Saturday 26 February 2022 Peak national justice, child welfare and advocacy groups have joined calls for the Northern Territory Government to stop using spit hoods and restraints on children. ACOSS, Change the Record, NATSILS, Save the Children and the Human Rights...
NTCOSS Submission to the Draft National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032
NTCOSS Submission to the Draft National Plan to End Violence Against Women and Children 2022-2032 February 2022 Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) is the peak body for the Northern Territory...
SHAMEFUL BACKFLIP ON SPIT HOODS AND RESTRAINTS
Wednesday 23 February 2022 Aboriginal leaders and community sector advocates are calling on the Northern Territory Government to stop playing games on the detention and protection of children. Revelations in the NT News that spit hoods and restraints are still being...
NTCOSS Pre Budget Submission 2022 – 2023
December 2021 Foreword Once again, this next budget comes at a challenging time during a period of rapid change in the Northern Territory (NT). Over the past year we have seen continued, exceptional levels of cooperation and coordination between our community,...
Community Justice Centre submission
Melinda TewA/DirectorCommunity Justice CentreDepartment of the Attorney-General & JusticeBy email: Melinda.Tew@nt.gov.au 10th December 2021 Dear Melinda, RE Community Justice Centre 2021 Review NTCOSS welcomes the opportunity to provide a submission to the...
Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) Action Plan 2 Non-Government Organisation Consultation Report 2021
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. The community sector in the NT is...
The long, delayed, and harmful road to raising the age of criminal responsibility
Moves have been made to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 12 years. But as the CEO of the Northern Territory Council of Social Services, Deborah Di Natale, explains to ProBono Australia, this change is too little, too late. Four long years ago,...
MEDIA RELEASE: Raise the age NOW
The Northern Territory Government must act to keep children out of detention by immediately raising the age of criminal responsibility.“Today marks four years since the final report of the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the NT was...
Deborah Di Natale on Voter ID Laws in the NT
This opinion piece was published in the NT News on 7 November 2021. The Northern Territory has the worst electoral enrolment rate in the country. It is estimated that some 24 thousand Territorians who could vote, are not on the roll – including more than 16 thousand...