Media Releases
VCOSS media releases and public statements. media@vcoss.org.au 0418 127 153
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It can be painful to watch people give gifts and attend family gatherings when you can't do the same.
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"The pandemic has made bold interventions a necessity, and the government isn't missing its shot."
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“A single investment of this scale has not been seen in many decades, if ever. It’s a gamechanger.”
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COVID-19 has brought into sharp relief a problem that had been identified pre-pandemic: that is, our industrial relations framework has
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The REIV need to pull their heads in and retract this misguided, callous and dangerous directive.
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We're teaming up with ABC Melbourne to help deliver important COVID-related information direct into communities.
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VCOSS welcomes the opportunity to provide initial feedback on the Essential Services Commission’s (ESC’s) proposed approach and process to determining
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This is public health decision, and we don't quibble with that. But we need to get this right.
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A Big Build To End Homelessness would stimulate the economy and put a roof over those most in need.
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"Congestion charges are unfair at the best of times, and these are not the best of times."
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The last thing we need is predatory bank bosses or dodgy debt collectors making the damage of COVID-19 worse.
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The community sector is made up of 80% women and helps people in great need. But hard-fought funding for fair
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As parents spend big for the new academic year, Victoria’s peak social advocacy body is warning high back-to-school costs are
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Victorians are preparing for a series of price hikes and cost changes that take effect on 1 January 2020.
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“Acting on energy efficiency for people on low income is critical to tackling poverty and inequality."
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The Victorian Government has unveiled an impressive though imperfect list of minimum standards for rental properties
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The NDIA must move from its ‘hands off’ approach to market oversight in favour of active market stewardship.
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VCOSS is applauding a shift towards bipartisanship on the traditional political battleground of ‘law and order’.
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We're helping train young job seekers for long and rewarding careers in Victoria’s booming community sector.
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