Aimee’s update – 10 July 2020
In this week’s video update, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh talks about the need to fund No Interest Loan Scheme providers as we continue to move through the recovery, and the upcoming day of action for the Raise [...]
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Aimee’s update – 3 July 2020
In this week’s video update, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh talks about the need to #RaisetheRateforGood, and our relaunch of the Community Door website featuring a fresh new look and all new resources. Visit the new [...]
Listen in: CEO Aimee McVeigh talks about the benefits of permanently increasing JobSeeker on ABC Radio Far North Queensland
QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh joined ABC Far North Drive presenter Adam Stephen on 29 June 2020 to discuss the benefits of permanently increasing JobSeeker. Nearly 40,000 people are accessing JobSeeker in the Cairns area where [...]
QCOSS analysis shows reducing JobSeeker will rip $41 million from Queensland’s economy every week
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 [...]
Aimee’s update – 26 June 2020
In this week’s video update, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh talks about our Recovery for All Queenslanders plan, and our seven asks of all levels of government as we begin to move through the COVID-19 recovery [...]
Aimee’s update – 19 June 2020
In this week’s video update, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh talks about a major $100 million announcement into social housing, the Portable Long Service Leave Scheme, and the political donations and spending reforms bill. To find [...]
Aimee’s update – 12 June 2020
In this week's video update, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh talks about the Black Lives Matter movement, along with the Poverty in Australia report and the frightening reality facing many Queenslanders, even before COVID-19. We need [...]
Listen in: Aimee McVeigh talks about poverty in Queensland on ABC Radio Brisbane
QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh joined ABC Drive presenter Steve Austin on 8 June 2020 to talk about the findings of the ACOSS Poverty in Australia report, which examined poverty rates across the country before the [...]
More Queenslanders are living in poverty, new report finds
A new report into poverty in Australia has found that even before COVID-19 more Queenslanders were experiencing poverty than in previous years, highlighting the need for our politicians to provide a much-needed safety net that [...]
Aimee’s update – 5 June 2020
In this week’s video update, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh shares some important news about funding guarantees for the sector, and the part we’re playing in the Premier’s Queensland Industry Recovery Alliance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93HMmviO0CQ