The CEO and Chair report in SACOSS' 2021-22 Annual Report provides a great lead in to our wrap up of another big year, which included our pre-election Cover the Basics campaign. In honour of this being our 75th annual report, we also took some time to reflect on what the past decades have meant, as well as what remains to be done.
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Calls for energy concession increases as inflation data shows big hikes in Adelaide electricity and gas prices
26 October 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: The South Australian Council of Social Service today called on the state government to increase funding for energy concessions going to low-income households and to reform the system to ensure that we get maximum support for those who need it most.
Human rights concerns - children in detention
25 October 2022
NEWS UPDATE: SACOSS is very disturbed by the fact that the United Nations’ Sub-Committee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has had to cut short its visit to Australia because it was blocked while carrying out its mandate under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT), that Australia has signed up to.
New report highlights rapid regional rent rises, affordability issues just grow
21 October 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: SACOSS today released its latest Cost of Living report, which highlights rapidly increasing rent and rental affordability problems in regional South Australia.
Let's call time on the pokie lie
7 October 2022
BLOG: Last weekend's Sunday Mail reported that last financial year South Australians lost more than $831m on pokies. It's an extraordinary amount of effectively wasted money - which might be ok if we could be confident that everyone who was gambling was doing so without compulsion and within limits that meant they had plenty left over to live a good life. But gamblers and gambling help services will readily tell you this is not the case for far too many people. People who should be, are not being protected from gambling harm and they, their families, and we as a community,...
Call for federal Government to amend Climate Change Bill 2022
6 September 2022
NEWS UPDATE: A broad coalition of community, business, environment, and research sector organisations, including ACOSS and SACOSS, have issued a call to the Federal Parliament to support the inclusion of economic, employment, social and engagement principles in the Climate Change Bill 2022.
Petition delivered to SA Government issues powerful call to stop jailing children
18 August 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: The South Australian Government has accepted the #RaiseTheAge petition from 11,923 South Australians who have called for the minimum age of criminal responsibility to be raised to at least 14 years.
‘Basic level of service’ report shines light on call for safe water across SA
10 August 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: The South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS) is calling for the SA state government to put basic human rights at the forefront in ensuring that everyone has access to safe, secure and reliable drinking water.
SACOSS State Budget response: Steps in the right direction of a much longer journey
3 June 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: The South Australian Council of Social Service (SACOSS) has welcomed a range of measures captured in the state budget, but stresses that much more is needed over the new government’s term.
SACOSS calls for urgent State Government action on climate impact & risks
6 May 2022
MEDIA RELEASE: The immense risks and impacts of climate change were starkly highlighted at SACOSS' Building a Climate Resilient Community Sector conference yesterday, and the community sector peak body is calling for urgent State Government action in response.