In late-September your organisation is likely to have received an email about preparing for Queensland’s Human Rights Act which commences from 1 January 2020. Non-government and other organisations contracted to provide services to the public on [...]
Opposition to the Cashless Debit Card Trial in Hinkler has increased A QCOSS survey on the Cashless Debit Card Trial (CDCT) in Hinkler has found that even more people are opposed to the card now [...]
Energy retailers are now obliged to implement new hardship policies that provide clearer and better assistance to customers experiencing financial difficulty. The Australian Energy Regulator’s (AER) Customer Hardship Policy Guideline requires retailers to ensure hardship [...]
Message from the CEO This year, QCOSS celebrates 60 years of service to the community. With the support of the community, community sector, government and many other stakeholders, for 60 years we have led, and [...]
Our elected representatives need to act now and make decisions that prioritise equality, opportunity and wellbeing for every person in every community. In response to this, QCOSS will be making four submissions to the Social [...]
Our elected representatives need to act now and make decisions that prioritise equality, opportunity and wellbeing for every person in every community. In response to this, QCOSS is making four submissions to Social Security Inquiries [...]
QCOSS is proud to see people leading change together, as hundreds of thousands of people across the world prepare to take to the streets on 20 September 2019 to demand greater climate action in the [...]
No-one should be forced to choose between putting food on the table or paying off their loans, yet that is the reality for thousands of Australians caught in the debt trap due to high-cost fast [...]
The Morrison Government has today announced their plan to reintroduce the mandatory drug testing bill into federal parliament next week for people accessing income support, taking particular aim at the Logan community. If the bill [...]
In August 2019 the National COSS Network wrote to the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) about wholesale demand response mechanism draft determination. The network expressed support for the proposed change to the national electricity rules [...]
