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 [...]
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. [...]
In this week's video update, QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh talks about the importance of stable housing during this public health emergency and the contribution QCOSS is making to ensure the safety of families across the [...]
Last week, Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) welcomed the COVID-19 renter protection package announced by the state government. QCOSS CEO Aimee McVeigh says she is disappointed to see the government’s intentions being misconstrued by some parties this week. “The [...]
Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) welcomes the COVID-19 renter protection package, designed to protect tenants in Queensland, announced earlier today by the Deputy Premier Jackie Trad and Housing Minister Mick de Brenni. Highlights from [...]
In our Priority Action Plan 2020, we are calling on the Queensland Government to set a bold vision, improve transparency, measure what matters and be accountable for delivering on what Queenslanders value. A key part [...]
Everyone in Queensland deserves to live in a place where they can create a home - whether they rent of own their home. QCOSS welcomes the Queensland Government's package of tenancy reforms. The proposed changes [...]
Everyone in Queensland deserves to live in a place where they can create a home – whether they rent or own their home. There are 1.5 million people who rent in Queensland and they all [...]
QCOSS is committed to staying engaged with people in the Hinkler community (Bundaberg and Hervey) as the federal government’s Cashless Debit Card Trial (CDCT) commences from 29 January 2019. While we remain steadfastly opposed to [...]
QCOSS has made a submission to the 'Open Doors to Renting Reform' public consultation. In this submission, QCOSS advocates for legislative changes that include provisions for: no evictions without reasonable grounds, minimum property standards (including [...]