QCOSS joins hundreds of organisations and thousands of individuals who today are calling on the Federal Government to Raise the Rate of the JobSeeker Payment for good. Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) CEO Aimee [...]
The continuing COVID-19 health and economic crises have led to more people than ever before struggling to find paid work. The Australian Government supported people without paid work by lifting JobSeeker and other income support [...]
You are invited to participate in the Australian Community Sector Survey, COVID-19 edition. This survey will provide an invaluable picture of the effects of the unprecedented current COVID-19 situation on the community sector, as it [...]
Join a national gathering of people from across the community for an urgent briefing on the campaign to Raise the Rate for Good. The event will be a national online gathering (via Zoom) of people [...]
Today it has been reported that the federal government is considering a permanent increase to the old Newstart rate ($40 a day) of around $10 a day. This would come into effect for people on [...]
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) CEO Aimee McVeigh welcomes news that the Queensland government’s bill to reform political donations and spending in elections has passed in state parliament. “QCOSS believes the passage of this [...]
QCOSS Board member and General Manager of Roseberry Qld, Colleen Tribe, joined Paul Culliver on ABC Radio Capricornia on 9 June 2020 to talk about the horrifying statistics revealed in the Poverty in Australia report. [...]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, QCOSS has been advocating with the state government to ensure funding guarantees will be made to all non-government organisations in the social services sector with existing Queensland Government contracts. Some services [...]
Stacey Ross (pictured left, with fellow The Centre for Women and Co. colleague Kate on the right) is the CEO and Changemaker for The Centre for Women & Co., a not-for-profit organisation that educates, supports [...]
As Queensland’s politicians return to state parliament this week, a coalition of eight community service peak bodies have come together with an urgent joint statement to address the needs of Queenslanders experiencing vulnerability during and after [...]