Image of gas refinery with overlain text that reads, "It's time for gas corporations to pay their fair share."
ACOSS submission to Parliament calls for:
✅ Replacing the petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) with a 25% levy on gas exports
✅ Investing in energy affordability, electrification and renewable energy
✅ Providing relief for people and communities most in need
Read ACOSS submission here: bit.ly/4cxLgTo
Image is a simple, plain, yellow background with overlain text. The text reads, "The Remote Area Allowance must be raised immediately to support people on the lowest incomes cover high costs in remote Australia."
We call on the Federal Government to urgently increase the Remote Area Allowance so it reflects the real cost of living in remote communities. It is time to lift the rate and ensure it is indexed ongoing so everyone can afford the basics, no matter where they live.
While the Federal Government’s food subsidy scheme has reduced the cost of some essential groceries, the sky-high price of fuel means that many on the lowest incomes still go without because their incomes simply do not cover living costs.
Image is an illustration of fuel prices as they appear on price boards at petrol stations. The first price represents the Remote Area Allowance, which is nine dollars and ten cents per week. The second price represent the price of diesel, which is currently at three dollars and fifty cents per litre. Beside the illustration, the text reads, "People living in remote areas already experience very high rates of poverty. Extreme fuel communities further behind"
However, this payment is only $9.10 a week for singles and $15.60 for couples (only 1.5% – 2.7% extra in income support).
This amount is not indexed at all and has barely changed since its introduction in 1984.
Image is of a bar graph which visualises the small portion of Remote Area Allowance for a single person as compared to the already low amount of JobSeeker. Beside the graph, text reads, "The Remote Area Allowance is paid on top of income support payments to help people in remote areas with higher prices, but the payment is not indexed at all and has barely changed since it was introduced in 1984."
The Remote Area Allowance is an additional payment for people receiving income support payments that is supposed to help with remote areas costs.
Image is of a photograph of a remote town in Australia from a distance. It is a small town with low-rise buildings against a backdrop of clear blue sky and stocky rock formations and hills. The town is spotted with yellowing trees and showered in balmy autumn sun. There is text overlain against the blue sky. The text reads, "Did you know it costs an estimated forty percent more to live in remote areas than in urban areas?"
Image is of an illustration of a truck. On the truck, text reads, "Freight costs to remote areas lead to much higher prices for essentials, like food and fuel."
Did you know it costs about 40% more to live in a remote part of Australia compared with capital cities? From groceries and fuel to electricity, basic essentials are much more expensive for people living in remote communities.
This isn’t just about lights and electricity. It’s about control. If you own your power, you control your future, says Nathan McIvor talking, CEO of Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation in Western Australia.
www.ngaardamedia.com.au/news/the-dja... #auspol
In the first half of 2025 alone we’ve seen deadly heatwaves, floods, drought, algal blooms, and freak storms. Lives, homes, and livelihoods are at risk, and costs are soaring for everyone.
Tell PM Albanese and Minister Bowen that we need to set the strongest possible 2035 climate target and back it with fair, fast, inclusive action so no one is left behind: raisetherateforgood.good.do/fairfastandi...
Climate change is hurting our community now and the Federal Government is setting Australia’s 2035 climate target — a decision that will shape our future.
#ClimateAction #FairFastInclusive #Climate #Energy #Emissions #auspol
By wearing purple, we're showing young LGBTQIA+ people that they are celebrated, respected and valued, and acknowledge everybody's right to be proud of who they are and who they are becoming.
Happy Wear It Purple Day!
#WIP2025
Art by @blonde_pigeon_ on Instagram
It's Wear It Purple Day!
This year, Wear It Purple turns 15 with the theme "Bold Voices, Bright Futures", celebrating LGBTQIA+ athletes, artists, scientists and more, openly and visibly achieving their dreams!
Figure 18: Overall value of tax benefits (CGT discount and negative gearing) accruing to rental housing investors, ranked by income (dollars in 2024-25) (from ACOSS report, ‘Homes for living, not wealth creation’)
Halving the Capital Gains Tax discount and ending Negative Gearing would raise around $19bn over 4 years to fund tens of thousands of new homes, while improving wealth equity and reducing economic risks.
#HousingMarket #auspol #CapitalGains #NegativeGearing
Figure 9: Value of Investor Loans for Existing Housing and New Construction (from ACOSS report, ‘Homes for living, not wealth creation’)
Halving the Capital Gains Tax discount and ending Negative Gearing would reduce home prices by up to 4%, a similar impact to the government's plan to build 1.2m homes.
Read ACOSS's latest housing report: acoss.org.au/wp-content/u...
Fixing the housing crisis. It's more than building houses. We must curb expensive tax breaks that cause housing prices to soar.
We should halve the Capital Gains Tax discount and end negative gearing to reduce home prices, and redirect the billions spend on tax breaks to build more housing.
The housing Crisis will not be fixed by policies that add demand without boosting supply and drive up home prices. We need to Curb tax breaks for housing investors that drive up home prices and worsen inequality and increase supply of social housing to meet need.
We must curb the unfair tax breaks that drive up house prices and worsen inequality, and significantly increase the supply of social and affordable housing to meet need. #TaxBreaks #Housing #auspol #Election25
Check out ACOSS's Election Policy Platform: acoss.org.au/acoss-electi...
#Election25 is on May 3.
People receiving JobSeeker are 14x more likely to go without a substantial meal a day.
Tell your candidates and MPs that the next Federal Government must Raise the Rate as its first order of business: www.raisetherate.org.au/call_mp
Adding to housing demand without supplying more housing will worsen the housing crisis.
To fix it, we must curb investor tax breaks and boost supply of social housing to meet need.
#housingcrisis #housing
Read ACOSS's housing report: www.acoss.org.au/wp-content/u...
Proposals to loosen APRA home lending rules will likely increase home prices & household debt, and do little to improve home ownership overall. #auspol #Election2025
Read about the proposals ABC News:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...
ACOSS is demanding the urgent removal of the whole Targeted Compliance Framework due to shocking new revelations of potential illegality.
#auspol #incomesupport
Read more here: www.acoss.org.au/media_releas...
Governments must urgently prioritise full implementation of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap in genuine partnership with First Nations communities, empowering and resourcing them to make decisions and lead solutions. #JourneyTogether #AgencyLeadershipReform
@closethegapOZ
have launched their 2025 Report ‘Agency, Leadership, Reform: Ensuring the survival, dignity and wellbeing of First Nations Peoples’ today!
#ClosetheGapReport2025 here: closethegap.org.au/ctg-annual-r...
On National Close the Gap Day, we come together to support empowerment and self-determination of First Nations Peoples and let our governments know that we value equity in health and wellbeing for everybody. #ClosetheGapDay2025
Join the Campaign: closethegap.org.au/join-the-cam...