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Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) is Queensland’s peak body for the community services sector, advocating for equality, opportunity, and wellbeing.
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http://www.qcoss.org.au 15-10-2010 03:03:29
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Next week, national Attorneys-Generals including Yvette D'Ath MP are meeting to announce their plans for raising the age. Ask Yvette D'Ath MP to remove children from prisons now: raisetheage.org.au/take-action/ra……


We felt very proud to stand beside our #TownOfNowhere partners BrisbaneYouthService & QCOSS members PeakCare Queensland Lady Musgrave Trust & Q Shelter for BYS's #NotForRent campaign 1/3 of people presenting to specialist homelessness services are 19 or younger. This is a heartbreaking figure!


We are looking forward to our final in conversation of 2023 with Meaghan Scanlon MP on 5th December - If you haven't registered yet, go here:qcoss.org.au/events/in-conv… Delivered in partnership with QUT Centre for Justice


Tell Attorney General Yvette D'Ath MP Yvette D'Ath MP it’s time to #RaiseTheAge ahead Fridays crucial meeting. Get a selfie of you with #RaiseTheAge written on paper, a big sign or whatever you’ve got close by (get creative!) and tag Yvette D'Ath MP Together, we can #RaiseTheAge

Our #townofnowhere partner Mission Australia today released their annual youth survey report. 31% of survey respondents aged 15-19 in Queensland identified cost of living and housing as their most important issues. Read the full report here: missionaustralia.com.au/what-we-do/res… #youthsurvey2023


Disappointing result again from the Standing Council of Attorneys-General last Friday, who continue to ignore the chorus of calls + their own Working Group report recommendation to #raisetheage to at least 14 years of age, without exception. Change the Record


Top 2 Career Paths for Qld High School Graduates, with Good Housing Security: 1⃣Military (Federal Housing is provided or highly subsidised) 2⃣Bank Robber (State Housing will be arranged) #HousingCrisis @AnnastaciaMP Grace Grace MP Mark Ryan MP Meaghan Scanlon MP Q Shelter QCOSS



Thank you The Wire for covering the launch of Tenants Queensland's Translated Messages Project. Tenants Queensland acknowledges funding received from Queensland Health, Office for Women. thewire.org.au/story/new-proj… Listen here: tenantsqld.org.au/translated-inf… #qldwomen #IQWgrants #RADIO4EB




.Steven Miles: "I know we need to do more. My first budget will do more than a state government has done before." #leadersdebate

.David Crisafulli: "I embrace good ideas from across the board". The Opposition Leader outlines a policy to encourage solar upgrades for rental properties to take the edge off power price increases for tenants, acknowledging the plan was trialled in 2019.

.Meals on Wheels Matt Webster: "We are shouldering a huge amount of work during this cost of living crisis... We really need more help as an organisation... What can both of you do to help practically and financially to help services at the coal face?" #leadersdebate


.David Crisafulli: "During the last nine years, the net increase in social housing has been less than 200 built per year. I want to get more stock built on time and on budget." He says working with the private sector to get homes built is part of the answer. #leadersdebate

.Steven Miles on the impacts of cost of living on his household: "I'm fortunate, I'm in a well paying job - but that hasn't always been the case...I do the groceries at home, and I often think of the families in my electorate and how hard it must be." #leadersdebate


Closing remarks at the The Courier-Mail and QCOSS Leaders' Debate: .David Crisafulli: "I want Queenslanders to know I'm serious about dealing with the structural issues we're facing." .Steven Miles: "My first budget will be all about cost of living... It will be the biggest ever."