Protecting the most vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisisThe rapidly developing COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) crisis is having a significant and increasing impact on vulnerable communities. Early on, NCOSS worked with Homelessness NSW to… Read More
NSW Women's Alliance emergency briefing on COVID-19The NSW Women’s Alliance has developed an emergency briefing on COVID-19 that highlights key challenges and measures to support women, children, young and LGBTIQ people… Read More
Health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires and droughtNCOSS has made a submission to the NSW Parliament inquiry into the health impacts of exposure to poor levels of air quality resulting from bushfires… Read More
Mapping Economic Disadvantage in Fire Affected CommunitiesThis report profiles five areas impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires and identified as having high levels of disadvantage. We present data from the Australian Bureau of… Read More
Review on Raising the Age of Criminal ResponsibilityThe Councils of Social Service Network has made a joint statement to the Council of Attorneys-General (CAG) Working Group in response to the review on raising… Read More
National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019The National Consumer Credit Protection Amendment (Small Amount Credit Contract and Consumer Lease Reforms) Bill 2019 provide important safeguards that protect consumers against unfair credit practices… Read More
Draft Health Care and Social Assistance Sector PlanNCOSS provided feedback on the Health Care and Social Assistance Work Health and Safety Sector Plan to 2022, highlighting the relationship between characteristics of the operating environment… Read More
Equal Remuneration Order supplementationNCOSS recently wrote to the Hon. Dominic Perrottet MP, NSW Treasurer, to seek commitment from the NSW Government to address indexation and Equal Remuneration Order (ERO)… Read More
NSW Productivity Commission Discussion PaperNCOSS made a submission to the NSW Productivity Commission Discussion Paper Kickstarting the productivity conversation. NCOSS calls on the NSW Government to use the productivity… Read More
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and SafetyNCOSS made a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. NCOSS calls on federal, state and territory governments to improve the… Read More
Senate inquiry into Newstart and related paymentsNCOSS made a brief submission to the federal Senate inquiry into the adequacy of Newstart and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level… Read More
Report on disability advocacy, representative and information organisationsThe issue of ongoing funding for disability advocacy and information organisations in NSW has been the subject of public, and more recently parliamentary, debate. Since… Read More