TasCOSS today received official advice around the Tasmanian Government Pre-Budget Consultation Process for the 2026/27 Tasmanian Budget, set to be handed down in May 2026, which invites community input to help shape priorities in the face of growing service delivery costs and ongoing economic pressures.

TasCOSS are seeking to engage an experienced Strategic Planning Consultant to support the development of a new five year plan (1 July 2026 to 30 June 2031) that reflects Tasmania’s evolving community services landscape, embeds clear, measurable impact and acknowledges both current and future stakeholders.

The number of Australians living in poverty has swelled to one-in-seven people, representing 81,500 Tasmanians, according to a new ACOSS and UNSW Poverty & Inequality in Australia report released to mark Anti-Poverty Week.

As Tasmania marks two years since the Commission of Inquiry into the Tasmanian Government’s Responses to Child Sexual Abuse handed down its final report, TasCOSS are urging the Tasmanian Government to stay the course and deliver on key reforms.

TasCOSS, in collaboration with Disability Voices Tasmania, has released new disability and housing indicators on the Tasmania’s State of Housing Dashboard, which highlight the fact that the housing needs of Tasmanians with disability are not being met.

Two years on from the Commission of Inquiry the path to keeping children safe but not without hurdles, writes Adrienne Picone.