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Re: Inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia
https://ntcoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20230224-NTCOSS-submission-to-the-Inquiry-into-the-extent-and-nature-of-poverty-in-Australia-FINAL.pdf
NTCOSS Response to National Energy Performance Strategy Consultation Paper
https://ntcoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-NTCOSS-submission-NEPS-1.pdf
NT Government must work with Aboriginal communities after raising age of criminal responsibility to 12
https://www.hrlc.org.au/news/2023/08/01/nt-raise-the-age A coalition of Aboriginal, community, justice and human rights organisations says that as new NT laws to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 years come into effect today, there is an urgent need for...
NTCOSS supports Voice to Parliament
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS), with full support of the NTCOSS Board, proudly supports constitutional recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through a Voice to Parliament. The Voice to Parliament is one of the three...
NTCOSS CEO Dr Stephanie Kelly speaks to Adam Steer on ABC Radio Darwin about cost of living, inflation and our sector’s funding problems
https://vimeo.com/842759378?share=copy Stephanie Kelly, NTCOSS’s CEO, spoke to Adam Steer about how tough it is for Territorians enduring cost of living increases and decades high inflation. However at a time when they are needed more than ever, social services...
NTCOSS welcomes modernising DV laws but calls for needs-based funding
https://vimeo.com/833568358?share=copy Domestic, family and sexual violence is higher in the NT than in the rest of Australia. That is unacceptable, ruins lives and costs our community dearly. NTCOSS welcomes moves to modernise and strengthen laws to tackle the issue...
NTCOSS submission to the Inquiry into the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice Referendum
https://ntcoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/202304-NTCOSS-Sub-Inquiry-Aboriginal-and-Torres-Strait-Islander-Voice-Referendum.pdf
NTCOSS submissions to the Justice Reinvestment Design
Discussion Paper 14 April 2022 NTCOSS Submission to the Justice Reinvestment Design The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) welcomes the opportunity to provide asubmission to the Justice Reinvestment Design Discussion Paper.NTCOSS is the peak body...
Photos from the 2023 NTCOSS Conference
https://vimeo.com/828226118?share=copy Thanks to everyone who attended our recent two-day NTCOSS Conference Connection: The Force for Change. Please enjoy some photos from the conference. A large and diverse range of attendees descended on Mparntwe/Alice Springs from...
NTCOSS Conference returns with big ideas in Mparntwe
We were delighted to host a two-day conference in May 2023 in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, focused on the theme of Connection: The Force of Change. There were powerful and emotional ideas and stories spoken about to drive social change and challenge the power structures...