QCOSS has provided a submission to the Inquiry into Australia’s Youth Justice and Incarceration System. We outlined that the community service sector delivers community-based interventions that deal with the root cause of crime, which are proven to improve the wellbeing of young people and reduce offending behaviour.
Local councils across Queensland have long demonstrated a commitment to improve the housing situation for vulnerable people in their communities. In the context of the state’s current housing "crisis", it is important that local governments continue to play an active role in improving housing outcomes for affected population groups.
The QCOSS annual Living Affordability in Queensland report aims to determine whether low-income households in Queensland can afford a basic standard of living. The 2024 report documents the severe financial stress and deprivation faced by the most vulnerable households in Queensland reliant on income support payments, and the growing “working poor” families who are also in need of support to make ends meet.
Our interactive annual report exploring how community organisations are navigating rising demand for services, increased complexity of demands, workforce challenges and increasing costs.
QCOSS strongly supports implementation of the Bill as it will establish institutional architecture to lead and implement rights-based, long-term national housing and homelessness policy.
QCOSS welcomes the Queensland Government’s commitment to implement recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
While many Queenslanders are struggling with the cost of living, the state’s economy has been touted as the strongest in the nation. While Queensland’s budget position is strong, the pressure on household budgets is crippling. This election is the time for both major parties to commit to giving Queenslanders a fair share of the state’s prosperity.
QCOSS welcomes many of the changes introduced by the Respect at Work and Other Matters Amendment Bill 2024 (Qld) which will advance Queensland’s equality laws on numerous fronts.
QCOSS and our members strongly support Queensland having a Human Rights Act. Overwhelming feedback from our sector supports the proposition that the Act is helping to deliver positive outcomes for communities, clients and service users.
The 2024-25 State Budget is delivered against a stark contrast. While many Queenslanders are struggling with the cost of living, the state’s economy has been touted as the strongest in the nation. The state’s economic prosperity presents a golden opportunity for government to make investments that will take the pressure off Queenslanders in the short term and provide better supports in the long term.
