Author: Penny Dorsch

Raise the Rate forum in Lismore highlights issues of high unemployment in Page

17 May 2019
(From the EchoDaily, see article here.) The Raise the Rate forum in Lismore last Friday, hosted by ACOSS (Australian Council of Social Service), had a range of participants that came together to discuss the challenges of living on $40...
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MEDIA RELEASE: CWA backs calls to Raise the Rate of Newstart

07 May 2019
Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is visiting Cairns today to meet with local residents receiving the Newstart allowance and to call on Cairns Regional Council and federal political leaders to pledge their support for the Raise the...
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