Australian Council of Social Service explained

Australian Council of Social Service
Type:Non-profit
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Hq Location City:Strawberry Hills, New South Wales
Hq Location Country:Australia
Area Served:Australia

The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) is an Australian organisation that advocates for action to reduce poverty and inequality, and is the peak body for the community services sector in Australia. It was formed in 1956.[1]

ACOSS is active in areas of social policy, including community sector policy, climate and energy, economics and tax, income support and employment, health, housing and homelessness, and poverty and inequality.

Cassandra Goldie became CEO of ACOSS in 10 July 2010.[2] She was previously the Director of the Sex Discrimination Unit at the Australian Human Rights Commission (HREOC).

The CEO of ACOSS is often interviewed by Australian media for comment and analysis on social matters and policies of the Australian Government.

Governance

ACOSS has a 9-person volunteer Board of Governors, elected according to the constitution https://www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/ACOSS-rules-of-association_revised-August-2019.pdf adopted in August 2019.

Controversies

In 1991 Federal Opposition leader John Hewson accusedACOSS of seeking to acquire more money than for welfare and making bureaucracies bigger than in helping those in poverty.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10349952.1998.11876679

Presidents

Members

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State and Territory Councils of Social Service

National constituency organization members

National organization members

Associate Members

Notes and References

  1. Philip Mendes Inside the Welfare Lobby: A History of the Australian Council of Social Service
  2. Web site: Australian Council of Social Service . July 2010 . ACOSS Appoints New Chief Executive Officer . 26 May 2022 . Australian Council of Social Service.
  3. Web site: Merle Mitchell AM – Former ACOSS President. live. Australian Council of Social Service. https://web.archive.org/web/20211219131804/https://www.acoss.org.au/merle-mitchell-am-former-acoss-president/ . 2021-12-19 .
  4. Web site: Members - ACOSS. live. Australian Council of Social Service. https://web.archive.org/web/20150627104321/http://www.acoss.org.au:80/our-members/ . 2015-06-27 .

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