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In an industry defined by short-term contracts and a mobile workforce, sometimes the challenge is being counted.
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"The pandemic has made bold interventions a necessity, and the government isn't missing its shot."
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The Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS) welcomes this opportunity to respond to the Regulatory Impact Statement for the Proposed
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VCOSS submission to the 2020 Review of the Disability Standards for Education 2005 The Victorian Council of Social Service
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Victorian Voices a special Facebook Live series brought to you in partnership with ABC Melbourne. This episode was aired
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I just pray every day that we will be allowed to go outside of the suburb, just to get food.
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Although COVID-19 has been devastating, it has given Meena chance to pause and map out where she wants to take
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Mandy Weber and her two teenage daughters face the prospect of homelessness for a sixth time once the JobSeeker Coronavirus
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John Doutch isn’t too fussed by the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. “Us oldies, if I could put it that way, are
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“No one should have to be making choices between food and bills, medication and bills. But we are."
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Fear of COVID-19 has changed a lot of things in Ruth Skewes' life, but some things are too important to
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Bayu Pratama has been no stranger to racism since arriving in Australia from Jakarta eight years ago.
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Victorian Voices a special Facebook Live series brought to you in partnership with ABC Melbourne. This episode was aired
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A monthly discussion forum to guide community organisations through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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VCOSS Response to the Australian Building Codes Board Regulatory Impact Statement on the Proposal to Include Minimum Accessibility Standards in
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Investing in the community services industry is smart. It’s an investment in the future for the wellbeing of all Victorians.
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Victoria is currently experiencing disproportionately high rates of youth unemployment due to COVID-19 and this is expected to rise even
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VCOSS submission to Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
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I could see the doctors talking but couldn’t understand what they were saying. It was very isolating.
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A monthly discussion forum to guide community organisations through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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"If I'd been in a private high-rise block, there is no way known they could have got away with it."
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