The Australian Council of Social Service
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Joint statement from EJA and @ACOSS rejecting any suggestion organisations were consulted on Schedule 5: buff.ly/3xoCatz @SenKatyG @SenatorPennyQld @SenatorThorpe @DavidPocock @DavidShoebridge @TammyTyrrell
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@ej_australia and ACOSS rejects any suggestions that organisations were consulted on Schedule 5: acoss.org.au/media-releases/…
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🚨 1,000 orgs from over 100 countries tell #COP30 governments:
stop treating climate action like a numbers game and make a #JustTransition happen.
Put people before profit.
climatenetwork.org/2025/11/1…
#JustTransitionRising #BAM
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Changes will have devastating impact on First Nations communities. Prof Thalia Anthony at UTS notes: "First Nations men, women and young people will be disproportionately affected by these laws because they are more likely to be over-policed and suspected of committing offences."
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Read more in Jenna Price opinion piece for The Canberra Times: canberratimes.com.au/story/9…
Read ACOSS joint response with @ej_australia to the Home Affairs Minister: acoss.org.au/media-releases/…
See the response from @NATSILS_ here: linkedin.com/posts/natsils_t…
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The latest report from the ACOSS/UNSW Poverty and Inequality Partnership shows that 3.7m people are experiencing poverty. That number represents 1 in 7 people. Read the report at bit.ly/povertyoverview2025
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“Cutting rates again isn’t without its risks, but the risks of keeping them too high appear more damaging right now.” – @CallamPickering, Senior Economist at @IndeedAU.
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There are now two people unemployed for every job vacancy - the highest ratio since 2021.
Rising unemployment means more people on brutally low-income support payments, and more people trapped in a failing employment services system: acoss.org.au/media-releases/…
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We need:
- #RaiseTheRate of income support payments like JobSeeker
- Fix the punitive employment services system
- Invest in social housing
- Expand energy efficiency programs to lower household bills
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2 years since National Cabinet’s promise of a Better Deal for Renters, most governments have not delivered meaningful reforms, and millions face unfair rent hikes & evictions - a new report from the National Association of Renters’ Organisations (NARO) and @NationalShelter finds.
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See NARO and National Shelter's report card released today: tenants.org.au/news/better-d…
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NARO and Shelter call for robust Federal oversight of the Better Deal for Renters reforms, incentives for states & territories to implement the reforms and NARO’s National Nine principles, and Federal funding for NARO to give expert advice and ensure renters’ voices are heard.
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