Policy & Research Publications

The Blueprint must focus on the safety of women and their children as its primary objective; and have choice, control, gender equality and perpetrator accountability… Read More

NCOSS’ fundamental concern with the Report is that its recommendations would see a substantial increase in fare prices, such that by 2018, passengers would pay… Read More

Whilst participation in the workforce is a matter of economic importance it is also important to note that future prosperity and sustaining the well being… Read More

This submission explores the Disability Network Forum’s vision for housing for people with disability, and builds on the case studies and the research presented at… Read More

No one response will increase the safety of the victims of domestic and family violence on its own. NCOSS sees merit in a range of… Read More

This Update provides information on the activities of the NSW Disability Network Forum (DNF). Updates are produced regularly after scheduled DNF meetings. From January 2017, updates… Read More

The Quality Assurance Framework has the potential to support a service system more firmly centred on the needs of children and young people in out-of-home… Read More

This position paper has been developed in response to the Roundtable on Keeping Children and Young People out of Remand that was convened by the Council… Read More

NCOSS proposes the NSW Government invest $82.93 million pa (rising in line with inflation and population increases in subsequent years) in a comprehensive program to… Read More

This paper sets out what needs to be done to ensure the relationship between government and the sector lives up to its potential, and delivers… Read More

Almost 1 in 7 children are living in households below the poverty line. But we can act to break the cycle of disadvantage and ensure these… Read More

The NSW Government has agreed to provide $1 billion worth of new funding to provide additional social and affordable housing stock to support vulnerable households… Read More