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The Government will likely attempt to progress the flawed Child Safety Bill on Budget Day today.  SACOSS and an alliance of experts have welcomed the intervention of the Opposition, Greens and other cross bench MLCs, particularly the Liberal Party’s recently proposed amendments. However we are calling on Parliament to delay the passage of this Bill until promised prevention and early intervention measures are drafted.
 
In response to criticism, the Government had promised a second complementary Bill to prevent child abuse and neglect, but there has been limited...

Next month’s State Budget will struggle to meet community expectations with a survey released today by the South Australian Council of Social Service showing that most South Australians want a boost to public spending, particularly on health, education and community services. At the same time the public wants lower state taxes, and with a forecast decline in real terms in the coming years in Government revenue and expenditure, there is no way this can add up.

Regions need to be the focus of state digital inclusion strategy

The South Australian Council of Social Service is today highlighting the needs of regional and remote communities in SA in its call for a state strategy to overcome digital disadvantage. 

While much of the political focus in South Australia lately has been on energy issues, the state tax reforms announced recently by the Victorian government show that South Australia needs another round of tax reform.