Justice, Opportunity and Shared Wealth for all South Australians
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The cost of essential goods and services—utilities, healthy food, housing and health are rising incredibly fast. The overall generic Consumer Price Index (CPI) never gives the real picture of those critical day-to-day expenses.
Download Cost of Living Update No. 7
Research reporting defining peak organisations, their key roles and contributions, and how they operate in South Australia. The report includes recommendations for future operation and funding.
Download Unique Peaks
Data shows that food generally is going up faster than the inflation rate, and that healthy foods have gone up even more than food prices generally.
Download Cost of Living Update No. 6
Written in the wake of substantial cuts to financial counselling services in the September 2010 state budget, this report highlights the importance of the service, levels of demand and unmet need.
Download At the Crossroads
Written in the light of announced cuts to this flagship prevention and early intervention program, this report outlined the history, structure and purpose of the Family and Community Development program. This provided background to the first stage of a sector-driven consultation which underpinned a long campaign to restore and improve this important program.
Download What Now for the Family and Community Development Program?
An analysis of the government's SASP Audit Commission report on the progress toward the state strategic plan, focussing on the targets and indicators relevant to the alleviation of poverty in South Australia.
Download South Australia's Strategic Plan Analysis: What Progress on Poverty
The report examines challenges for building a sustainable workforce in the community services, focusing particularly on how the government model of service contracting drives unsustainable employment models in the sector.
Download Alternative Employment Models
Report exploring approaches to workforce training and development for the South Australian community services sector. The report makes recommendations for government and for community sector organisations.
Download Approaches to Training and Skills Development for the Community Services Sector
