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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...
National Indigenous Australian Agency Indigenous Digital Inclusion Plan consultation
1 November 2021 National Indigenous Australian Agency Indigenous Digital Inclusion Plan consultation By email: digitalinclusion@niaa.gov.au Indigenous Digital Inclusion Plan The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) is the peak body for the Northern...
Submission to the NT Department of Education’s Education Engagement Strategy
The NT 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. NTCOSS membership is made up of community managed,...
Submission: Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 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...
Submission to the NT Department of Education’s Review of Part 7 of the Education Act 2015
Click here to access this submission as a PDF Submission to the NT Department of Education’s Review of Part 7 of the Education Act 2015 12 October 2021 For more information, or to discuss this submission further, please contact: Sarah Holder, Policy Manager...
Deborah Di Natale comments on Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence in the NT
This opinion piece featured in the NT News 12 September, 2021 Two weeks ago a woman was murdered in Darwin. It didn’t make national news. People didn’t take to the streets in protest. The police arrested a man for ‘murder and domestic violence’. In January of this...
Submission: Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Remote Engagement Program) Bill 2021
To access the submission as a PDF, click here. Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee Via email: fpa.sen@aph.gov.au The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) is the peak body for the Northern Territory (NT) Community and Social...