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NTCOSS Annual General Meeting
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service recently held its Annual General Meeting, and we also marked just over year since Deborah Di Natale began as Chief Executive Officer. Writing an Annual Report lets you reflect on the year, and the immensely...
NTCOSS hosts Anti-Poverty Week Webinar with NT Shelter
This year Anti-Poverty Week focussed on the desperate national need for affordable housing, and NTCOSS joined forces with NT Shelter to look at the Territory’s housing challenges. In an Anti-Poverty Week webinar, Peter McMillan, the Executive Officer of NT Shelter,...
NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale speaks to ABC Alice Springs’ Alex Barwick about the Budget that gave the least to those with the least
The Federal Budget was a missed opportunity to generate jobs quickly through investing in social housing construction, and it failed to deliver a permanent, adequate JobSeeker rate. NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale spoke to ABC Alice Springs' Alex Barwick about the...
Deborah Di Natale speaks to ABC Darwin’s Rick Hind about what NTCOSS wants to see from the Federal Government.
On the eve of the Federal Budget 2020 Deborah Di Natale spoke to ABC Darwin's Rick Hind about what NTCOSS wanted to see from the Federal Government. While the focus of the Budget would clearly be on job generation and training, Ms Di Natale said economic...
Cost of Living Report No. 29
Poverty reduced in the NT but only short lived In its 29th Cost of Living Report released today, the Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) highlights that the Federal Government’s Coronavirus Supplement payments have prevented thousands of Territory...
NTCOSS joins organisations calling for the Federal Government’s stimulus spending to be directed to social housing
NTCOSS has joined more than 300 organisations calling for the Federal Government’s stimulus spending to be directed to social housing. In an open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the @everybodys home campaign calls for the construction of 30,000 social...
Deborah Di Natale speaks to ABC Radio Alice Springs about the importance of the Coronavirus Supplement
This week NTCOSS will be releasing its quarterly Cost of Living Report – and it will show just how much the economic stimulus and coronavirus supports have done to reduce cost of living pressures in the NT. But it is shortlived relief. Last week saw the...
Deborah Di Natale speaks to ABC Darwin about cuts to the coronavirus supplement
This Friday, the 25th September, the Federal Government will start winding back its economic stimulus, including the coronavirus supplement. In the Territory this means the loss of $10.1 million in payments each fortnight, in addition to the $8.5 million lost...
NTCOSS Value of the Not-for-profit Sector Launch
The Not-for-profit human services sector is an important element in sustaining and growing the Northern Territory economy. It contributes more than mining, both in terms of the economy and numbers of people employed, and sees $615.5million in wages go back into our...
NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale speaks to ABC Alice Springs about cuts to the Coronavirus Supplement
The Federal Government is planning to cut the Coronavirus Supplement on September 25, reducing incomes of people on JobSeeker by $300 per fortnight. Unless the Government steps in, the Supplement will be removed entirely at the end of December, sending the incomes of...