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Disaster recovery, covering the basics and who’s who and what do they do?

Contributor, Monday, 7th March 2022 -  All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia.
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Coalition of prominent women call for action

Nikki Stefanoff, Monday, 7th March 2022 -  A group of high profile Australian women have come together to launch a social media campaign calling on the Morrison government to do more to protect women and children. 

Opinion

New IPCC report shows Australia is at real risk from climate change

Contributor, Tuesday, 1st March 2022 -  The report shows impacts are worsening, future risks are high, and wide-ranging adaptation is needed.

Opinion

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How to support young people on their digital journeys

Deb Tsorbaris, Wednesday, 23rd February 2022 -  Deb Tsorbaris reflects on the ways we can empower children, young people and families to use the internet as a force for good.

Analysis

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Energy poverty in the climate crisis: What Australia and the European Union can learn from each other

Contributor, Wednesday, 23rd February 2022 -  Low-income households are disproportionately affected by rising energy prices. A new report compares approaches to energy affordability in the EU and Australia.

Federal government wipes hands clean of setting strategy to end homelessness, but states pick up the pieces

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 22nd February 2022 -  A number of state government initiatives have been announced to support an end to homelessness 

Opinion

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Australia is failing marginalised people, and it shows in COVID death rates

Contributor, Monday, 21st February 2022 -  You’re more likely to survive COVID if you were born here, grew up speaking and reading English, are educated, and earn a good income, write Gemma Carey and Ben O’Mara.

COSS Corner

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Budget priorities, workforce coordination and our Booris, our way

Contributor, Monday, 21st February 2022 -  All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia.

Opinion

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Racism is a public health crisis – but Black death tolls aren’t the answer

Contributor, Wednesday, 16th February 2022 -  There has been a global shift to declare racism a public health crisis. But we need to drill deeper to understand racism, rethink health data and listen to lived experience, write Chelsea Watego and Lisa J Whop.

Calls for free rapid antigen tests ramp up

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 15th February 2022 -  The cost of rapid antigen tests is forcing vulnerable people to hide at home and in some cases miss a meal, advocates warn

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