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JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: “Safety, Not Soundbites: Community-Led Solutions Key to Youth Justice Reform”
29 July 2025A coalition of community services are calling for youth justice reform that strengthens community safety by investing in what works—restorative, community-led responses that support young people to take responsibility, repair harm, and build stronger...
JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: “Diversion Delivers: Justice & Healing for Victims, Young People, and Communities”
17 July 2025A coalition of Northern Territory community organisations and leaders are calling on the Northern Territory Government to abandon its proposal to remove diversion as an option for over a dozen further offences.They are also raising serious concerns about...
Joint Media Release: Bus Policy isn’t New — But the Sign Sends a New Message
27 June 2025Peak bodies and major NT community and homelessness service providers are calling on the Northern Territory Government and Department of Logistics and Infrastructure to reconsider the messaging and impact of newly publicised public transport signage...
Media Release: New Report Shows the Critical Economic Contribution of NT’s Community Sector – and Why It’s at Risk
20 June 2025A new report released today by the Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) reveals that the Territory’s not-for-profit community services sector is not only vital social infrastructure but also a key economic driver — employing nearly 10% of...
Media Release: Territorians Struggling to Afford the Basics, New Cost of Living Reports Show
26 May 2025The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) has today released two new Cost of Living Reports, highlighting the pressures faced by Territorians—particularly young people—when it comes to affording life’s essentials: housing, utilities, and...
Media Release: Responds to 2025 NT Budget: Positive Steps Acknowledge, Gaps Remain
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Media Release: NTCOSS and Specialist DFSV Services Respond to NT Government’s $36 Million Funding Announcement
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Media Release: National Family Violence Remembrance Day 2025: NTCOSS DFSV Network Responds to Scrutiny Committee Inquiry Outcome – Calls on Government to “Work with Us” to Prioritize Prevention Over Punishment
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Media Release: A Fairer Future for the Territory – NTCOSS Launches 2025 Federal Election Priorities
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Media Release: NTCOSS acknowledges end of NT DFSV Advisory Forum & calls for continued collaboration to address domestic, family and sexual violence
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