The peak body for the Community Services sector and the leading justice reform coalition in Western Australia have welcomed today’s announcement of investment in new justice initiatives for young people
When COVID-19 first broke out more than two years ago, we saw that it was actually possible to lift Australians out of poverty despite the challenges brought on by the
The 2022 Federal Budget does not plan for Australia’s future; it is a budget for the short-term that has no solutions for the underlying structural pressures of rising living costs
WACOSS has called for more universal access to early education and care after reporting by the ABC today revealed Western Australia has the worst childcare accessibility of any state or territory with almost
WACOSS has welcomed today’s announcement from Police Minister Paul Papalia that Western Australia’s gun laws will be completely rewritten after it was revealed the number of guns in WA has
The Western Australian Council of Social Service has warmly welcomed the WA Government’s commitment to provide free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) for households and critical workers in Community Service Organisations.
Despite the lessons learned from last year’s Cost of Living Report – that poverty has always been a choice the government makes – new figures from the 2020/21 financial year reveal
A broad coalition of Western Australian community organisations today launched a major campaign for the Western Australian Parliament to adopt a Human Rights Act. The announcement was made at the
WACOSS’ 2022-2023 State Budget Submission focuses on the need for Western Australia to develop long-term sustainable strategies and measures that go beyond recovery and even resilience, towards building fair and strong
