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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...
Family Planning Northern Territory to stop bulk billing from May as inflation sees costs soar for social services
https://vimeo.com/814501350 ABC story by Lillian Rangiah NTCOSS Acting CEO and policy manager Sarah Holder spoke to ABC TV News about soaring costs for the social services sector and no funding to match it.. Australia's last free family planning centre will start...
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...
Our CEO at NTCOSS Deborah Di Natale speaks about a jump in utilities prices and power disconnections
https://vimeo.com/796525053 NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale spoke to Adam Steer and Jo Laverty on ABC Radio last week about our Cost of Living factsheet, showing low-income households severely impacted by high electricity costs. NTCOSS revealed an alarming jump in...
Overhaul of energy concessions needed as three million households struggle to pay their energy bills
21 December 2022 Overhaul of energy concessions needed as three million households struggle to pay their energy bills A report released today by social service organisations found that while around three million households receive some form of ongoing financial...
NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale on our latest Cost of Living report
https://vimeo.com/782803188 Check out our latest Cost of Living report. ntcoss.org.au NTCOSS CEO Deborah Di Natale spoke to Adam Steer on ABC Radio last week about our Cost of Living report, shows Territorians struggling to make ends meet "A new report shows the...
Cost of Living Report December update
New NTCOSS Cost of Living report shows Territorians struggling to make ends meetA new report shows the highest inflation in Australia in more than 30 years is making the cost of housing, fuel and even food unaffordable for many Territorians.The Northern Territory...
All Territorians need the same protections OP-ED Sunday Territorian 20/11/22
This week the NTs’ elected MLAs will debate proposed changes to anti-discrimination civil laws that will say a lot about the type of place we want the Northern Territory to be. The NT is one of Australia’s most culturally diverse jurisdictions: from the Aboriginal...
Locking up children makes us less safe OP-ED Sunday Territorian 30/10/22
By Deborah Di Natale CEO NT Council of Social Service The Northern Territory Council of Social Service was pleased when the Government recently introduced new laws to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12. This makes us the first jurisdiction in the country...
Remote NT communities will remain on the controversial BasicsCards
NT residents will be the overwhelming majority of Aussies on compulsory income management despite Federal Government changes to the Cashless Debit Card, writes A Parkinson from NT News. Aboriginal communities will remain on the controversial BasicsCard despite the...