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 [...]
Below you will find a list of all posts that have been categorised as "Focus Area: Policy and advocacy"
Raise the Rate for Good: emergency town hall meeting
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 [...]
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 [...]
QCOSS welcomes important democratic reform from the Palaszczuk government
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 [...]
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: QCOSS Board member Colleen Tribe talks about poverty in Queensland on ABC Radio Capricornia
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. [...]
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