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MEDIA RELEASE: NO BUDGET FOR THOSE IN NEED – Northern Territory Council of Social Service response to the 2021/22 NT Budget
NO BUDGET FOR THOSE IN NEED Northern Territory Council of Social Service response to the 2021/22 NT Budget The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) said today’s NT Budget presents a worrying erosion of funding to already stretched services across the...
NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale speaks to the ABCs Adam Steer and Jo Laverty about just some of what the community and not-for-profit sector will be looking for out of the Budget.
As we head into the NT Budget, the Aboriginal Justice Agreement needs to be properly funded. NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale spoke to the ABCs Adam Steer and Jo Laverty about just some of what the community and not-for-profit sector will be looking for out of the Budget....
MEDIA RELEASE: Launch of NTcommunity web directory
Launch of NTCOSS’ NTcommunity Web Directory The Territory Government in partnership with the Northern Territory Council of Social Services (NTCOSS) and Refuel Creative have delivered a new one-stop-shop website which will assist over 1,600 Territorians visiting the...
We need the AJA not ACA – Deborah Di Natale and David Woodroffe in the NT NEWS 28 March
DEBORAH DI NATALE & DAVID WOODROFFE - Editorial in the NT NEWS - 28 March FACTS and evidence-based policy are always the first casualty of emotion, outrage, and sensationalist media. But the damage done by the NT government’s new ‘youth crime’ measures is almost...
MEDIA RELEASE: Bad politics won’t deliver safer community
TUESDAY 23 March 2021 Bad politics won’t deliver safer community Today’s announcement by the Gunner Government won’t deliver a safer community, but...
Submission: Inquiry into the Social Services Legislation Amendment (Strengthening Income Support) Bill 2021
Click here to access this submission as a PDF 5 March 2021 Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs PO Box 6100 Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Via email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au Dear Committee Secretary, Submission: Inquiry into the Social...
Deborah Di Natale speaks to ABC Darwin about Jobseeker and Asylum Seekers in Detention in Darwin
NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale spoke to Adam Steer on ABC Darwin about the Government’s decision to keep Territorians on JobSeeker below the poverty line, living on less than $44 a day. They also discussed the ongoing detention of 15 asylum seekers near the Darwin...
MEDIA RELEASE: Mercure Hotel must accept responsibility for its role in Detention of the Darwin 15
MERCURE HOTEL MUST ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS ROLE IN DETENTION OF THE DARWIN 15 Today the Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) called for a boycott of the Mercure chain, and in particular the Mercure Darwin Airport Resort, for its role in the...
Deborah Di Natale speaks to ABC Alice Springs about youth crime, and proposed changes to JobSeeker
NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale spoke to Alex Barwick on ABC Alice Springs about the need to keep youth justice measures and responses to crime focussed on what the evidence shows actually delivers for the community. TRANSCRIPT : ABC ALICE SPRINGS MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2021...
NTCOSS Pre Budget Submission 2021 – 2022 December 2020
NTCOSS Pre Budget Submission 2021 – 2022 December 2020 The 2021 – 22 Northern Territory (NT) Budget will be delivered in a time of economic uncertainty and an ongoing global health crisis. The pressure on the NT social and community sector to provide support...