Submission: Human Rights Act Review
QCOSS and our members strongly support Queensland having a Human Rights Act. Overwhelming feedback from our sector supports the proposition that the Act is helping to deliver positive outcomes for communities, clients and service users.
Queensland Budget 2024-25: Our analysis
The 2024-25 State Budget is delivered against a stark contrast. While many Queenslanders are struggling with the cost of living, the state’s economy has been touted as the strongest in the nation. The state’s economic prosperity presents a golden opportunity for government to make investments that will take the pressure off Queenslanders in the short term and provide better supports in the long term.
Submission: Queensland Community Safety Bill 2024
In our submission responding to the Inquiry into the Queensland Community Safety Bill 2024, QCOSS outlined that we do not support the Bill. Drawing on the expertise of community service organisations, we outlined that many of the amendments proposed in the Bill are not rights respecting, nor evidence based.
Submission: Cheaper Power (Supplementary Appropriation) Bill 2024
We welcome the intent of the Cheaper Power (Supplementary Appropriation) Bill 2024 to provide cost-of-living relief on household budgets (including mortgage repayments, rent, groceries and fuel) through a $1,000 credit on energy bills.
Submission: Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024
Queensland’s current housing crisis has laid bare the vulnerabilities that exist in the rental system. Rental law reform is an important part of the solution to provide housing in Queensland that is safe, secure, affordable, and appropriate for people’s needs.
Submission: Anti-Discrimination Bill 2024 Consultation Draft
This Bill provides major opportunities to further promote and protect human rights in Queensland and QCOSS commends the substantial work and consultation that has gone into the development of the consultation draft.
Submission: Emergency Services Reform Amendment Bill 2023
QCOSS welcomes the Emergency Services Reform Amendment Bill 2023 and recognises the substantial work that has underpinned these important reforms. However, the Bill does not harness the opportunity to more effectively embed community services into key coordination and disaster response activities.
Submission: Senate Select Committee on the Cost of Living
The scale and severity of the cost-of-living crisis demands an ambitious whole-of-government response. Opportunities for the federal government to work in partnership with state and territory governments must underpin a comprehensive and strategic plan to pave a sustainable way forward.
Submission: Second submission to the Youth Justice Reform Inqury
QCOSS welcomes the work of the Youth Justice Reform Select Committee in continuing to consult on significant themes and priorities that have emerged through their Inquiry.
Submission: Putting Queensland Kids First Consultation Draft
QCOSS welcomes the development of the Putting Queensland Kids First Strategy, which has the potential to guide whole-of-government investment to ensure children and families in Queensland can thrive.