Latest social services News

Federal Budget provides important relief but more must be done to reduce poverty
Budget Funding For Disaster Preparedness Welcomed
Delivering On Our Commitment To Better NDIS
Working To Keep Women Safe
Budget Delivers For People With Disability
Budget aims for holistic approach to housing but is not yet on target
Four Arrests Over Incidents In New Lynn
​​Responsible use of AI by governments: Discussion with OECD, US State Department, and the DTA​
Valuing our nation’s volunteers and the organisations they support
More than $10 million to champion the rights and freedoms of people with disability
Retirement of Director of Australian Institute of Family Studies
Cost of Living Inquiry evidence is clear: Labor must raise the rate
There’s No Excuse For Abuse
Accelerating Social Investment
Early Years Strategy Launch
Healthy Canberra Grants focus on vaping cessation and reducing alcohol-related harm
Early Years Strategy to provide Australia’s children with the best start possible
Women and girls bear the brunt of crisis ravaging Haiti, say UN experts
Removing Barriers To Employment For Australia’s Carers
$50 million investment to empower people with disability through community engagement
Safety of Australians visiting Services Australia boosted in Budget
PM Mealy-mouthed And Evasive In Face Of National Crisis
Aggressive? Homophobic? Stoic? Here’s what thousands of Australian men told us about modern masculinity
Labor Is Entrenching Disadvantage
Australian Prime Minister Press Conference – Sydney
Landlord Government Once Again Pushes Renters Into Cold
Helping Women Leave Violent Partner Payment
Tackling Online Harms
Radio Interview – ABC Melbourne Drive
Residential Property Managers Bill to not progress
CALD Community Co-Design New NDIS CALD Strategy
Can a $1.2B Highway Deliver for Outback Communities?
National cabinet to meet on violence against women, with Albanese saying everyone ‘must do better’
Four Men Jailed Over Major WA Heroin Haul
Launch Of Police Home Carer Services
500,000 Claims Slashed From Services Australia Backlog
ACOSS welcomes community sector announcements from Albanese Government 
We Remember History-changing Heroines This Anzac Day
New Changing Places Initiative Unveiled
Labor continues to deliver on its commitment to community sector organisations
New initiatives to drive better supported employment outcomes
Former Cashless Debit Card program communities have support services extended
Tip-offs Helping To Catch NDIS Fraudsters
Launch of new resources by Autism Cooperative Research Centre
New Resources Helping Autistic Children To Thrive
Industry Funding Model helping more Australians get access to financial counselling
Statement On LiveBetter Civil Penalty Outcome
New Data Shows Wealth Gap Widening