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Tessa Boyd-Caine, CEO Health Justice Australia and keynote speaker at the NTCOSS Conference on ABC Alice Springs
https://vimeo.com/826794502?share=copy Alex Barwick ABC Alice Springs Drive presenter: Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine is the CEO of Health Justice Australia. She's with me this afternoon. Great to have you in the studio So what exactly is the connection between health and how...
NTCOSS’s policy manager Sarah Holder talks about NT Budget
https://vimeo.com/825305743?share=copy Transcript Liz Trevaskis on ABC Darwin radio: It is 5:09 on ABC Radio Darwin and I'm sure you didn't, but in case you missed it, the Northern Territory Budget was handed down earlier today and with rising inflation and some huge...
Media Release: NT Budget misses opportunity to help vulnerable amid high inflation
Media Release: NT Budget misses opportunity to help vulnerable amid high inflation This year’s Northern Territory Budget delivers some positives for the community and social sector, but overall, our sector sees it as underwhelming and a missed opportunity to help the...
Inquiry to Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023
Inquiry to Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management Reform) Bill 2023 Committee SecretarySenate Standing Committees on Community AffairsVia email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au17 April 2023To the Senate Standing Committee on Community...
Submission to Exposure Draft – Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2023
Submission to Exposure Draft – Education Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 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...
Expression of Interest (EOI) for a Backbone Organisation
Purpose: To select an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (or partnership/consortium) to act as a backbone to coordinate the implementation of justice reinvestment in Alice Springs, Town Camps and surrounding communities. An incorporated organisation is...
NTCOSS’s Jonathan Pilbrow talks about Cost of Living and the unaffordable housing environment in the NT.
https://vimeo.com/822851361?share=copy "Yes, times are tough. One of the concerns in our report is that when you look at the average median rent in ... Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Alice Springs ... all of the properties would put anyone on a low income into extreme...
NTCOSS CONFERENCE 2023
Don’t miss being a part of our two day Conference to lead discussions to instigate real community change. Held in Alice Springs from the 3 – 4 May 2023, this is the largest gathering of the Community Sector and Leaders in the Northern Territory to advance and advocate...
Northern Territory government promises power bill subsidy worth $71 million
This week NTCOSS released the latest Cost of Living fact sheets on Utilities, Housing and Transport in the NT. Jonathan Pilbrow, of NTCOSS, who helped compile the reports, spoke to ABC about the pressures the rising cost of living was was having on low income...
NTCOSS Cost of Living update shows utilities, transport and housing unaffordable for many households
24 April 2023 NTCOSS has released its latest Cost of Living report, which reveals the extent of rises in utilities, housing and transport costs in the NT over the last year. In some cases, the cost rises are higher than the rate of inflation – which reached a 32-year...