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Read our latest media releases, catch up on anything you missed from the our radio program Small Change, and comment on issues and ideas in our blog. 

SACOSS calls for Indigenous Justice Agreement in response to increasing rates of over-representation of Aboriginal young people in SA juvenile justice system

1 April 2015

The South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS) has today launched a report calling for greater self-determination and the negotiation of an Indigenous Justice Agreement as a response to increasing rates of over-representation of Aboriginal young people in South Australia’s juvenile justice system.

New Guidelines for a United Approach to Prevent Hardship for Energy Consumers

25 March 2015

The South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS), in collaboration with the Energy Retailers Association of Australia (ERAA) has today released its Better Practice Guideline, which details how energy retailers can best support customers experiencing energy hardship.

SA tax discussion welcome, but will it be a balanced debate?

11 February 2015

The South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS) welcomes today’s release of the SA government discussion paper on state taxes, but is concerned that the debate will be dominated by self-interest and big business.

Firies and the ESL

15 January 2015

Like all South Australians, I am inspired by and congratulate the CFS volunteers who worked so hard and well to control the fires which have torn through the Adelaide Hills and other parts of our state. I am also encouraged by the willingness of so many other community members to put themselves forward to give their time to help, to make donations of food and clothing, and to give money to assist in short and long term recovery efforts. 

New report highlights value of community sector: SACOSS calls for rethink of ACNC abolition

12 November 2014

SACOSS has today used the Adelaide presentation of major research into the charities sector to call on the Federal government and Family First Senator Bob Day to reconsider the plan to abolish the national charities regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission (ACNC).

Poverty in SA: Case Studies Highlight Prevalence and Programs that Help

15 October 2014

The South Australian Council of Social Service today released its annual Anti-Poverty Week Statement. This year’s statement profiles poverty in four different South Australian communities, highlighting the presence, prevalence, and diversity of poverty as it exists in different parts of the state.
 
The Statement explores data from the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands, Burnside, Mount Gambier and Playford Local Government Areas – profiling education, employment, ethnicity, income and other economic resources in each area.

Latest figures show health prices are key cost of living pressure – and Federal Budget will make things worse

31 July 2014

SACOSS has today released its June Quarter Cost of Living Update, highlighting rising health prices as a key cost of living pressure.

Health expenditure is a significant and increasingly important part of average household expenditure, and health price increases were a major contributor to CPI rises in the last quarter.

Another Royal Commission - but into what?

25 July 2014

Our news has been dominated in the last few days with yet another case of alleged horrible abuse of children in our care system — a system that should ensure very vulnerable kids get real protection from further harm, and then real help to recover from the traumas they’ve experienced.

The trouble is that achieving this is never as simple as it sounds.

New Energy Payment Research Reveals Consumer Distress

16 July 2014

South Australian energy consumers are concerned and stressed about increasing electricity prices, with significant proportions even opting to leave their homes for cooler destinations during heatwaves rather than face bigger bills. 

SA Incomes In The Firing Line

26 May 2014

Disposable incomes in South Australia, Tasmania, and Queensland will fall by twice as much as those of WA, Victoria, and NSW following federal budget cuts.