Articles and analysis

The state government can increase vulnerable people’s ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from disaster and emergency events

It is time for Victoria to pursue a new approach to reducing crime in the community that addresses the reasons

City of Whittlesea leads the way with its Safe in Our Homes, Safe in Our Communities Family Violence and Gender

Victoria’s unemployment and youth unemployment rates are at their highest levels in decades. In late 2014 the State’s unemployment rate

The VCOSS State Budget Submission 2015-16 Building a Victoria without poverty recommends the state government build on the success of

This guest post from VAADA, examines an evaluation they commissioned of the processes employed by the then Department of Health

An Auditor General report released today on Education Transitions found that while the Department of Education and Training (DET) has

Today’s report by the Auditor General provides further evidence to support VCOSS’ call for better ‘middle years’ transition planning for

Closing the Gap in health and social outcomes for Aboriginal Victorians will require strong partnerships throughout the community and must

With a shocking increase in the number Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care in Victoria, VCOSS supports

Calling for the Victorian state government to invest in shifting power to local governments and communities in emergency management planning,

Moving vulnerable children out of residential care and into home-based care is a welcome approach to strengthen therapeutic care and

The VCOSS 2015-16 state budget submission, Building a Victoria without poverty, sets out 12 immediate spending priority areas for this

Forty years since women earned the right to equal pay for equal work, it is a poor reflection on Australia

A new guide, prepared by Berry Street, aims to help the community and community service organisations respond effectively to emergencies

In this guest blog, Dr Monica Thielking, Research Fellow at Swinburne University, takes us through the recently released report, The

The community sector has an important role to play in reducing smoking rates among disadvantaged Victorians. In this guest blog

The Welfare Review Report released yesterday outlines the biggest reform to Australia's social security system proposed in decades. In this

The commencement of the Royal Commission and the increased support for organisations to be able to cope with increased demand

Today’s Productivity Commission report on Childcare and Early Learning contains positive recommendations about increasing access to early childhood education for

This week the Victorian Auditor General’s Office (VAGO) tabled a much anticipated audit into Additional School Costs for Families. Its

With the weather heating up significantly across Victoria this week and weekend, we are reminded of the need to ensure

Moves to strengthen investment in Victoria’s out-of-home care system will help to address an urgent need to secure the safety

Figures in the most recent volume of the Productivity Commission’s Report on Government Services show that cost is already causing

VCOSS welcomes calls by the Senate Select Committee into the Abbott Government's Budget Cuts to reinstate funding for Youth Connections

Victoria’s prison population and the cost of keeping prisoners in custody is spiralling out of control according to the Victorian

Almost 100 people in need are turned away from homeless agencies each day, the Productivity Commission's 2015 Report on Government

Victoria’s prisoners are overwhelmingly people who have faced significant disadvantage in their lives. A VCOSS submission to the Victorian Ombudsman's