Following a minor Cabinet portfolio redistribution, Hon Jane Howlett MP, will be the new Minister for Community Services and Multicultural Affairs. Marcus Vermey MP has also been appointed to the role of Parliamentary Secretary for Community and Multicultural Affairs.

Vulnerable Tasmanians shouldn’t be charged additional fees to keep the power on, writes Lucinda Szczypior.

On Thursday 21 May 2026, Treasurer, the Hon Eric Abetz MP, handed down the 2026/27 Tasmanian Budget. Read TasCOSS and the Tasmanian Coalition of Community Service Peaks’ Budget responses.

This Budget includes investment in some key wellbeing areas that will make a difference for Tasmanians, however it does not adequately address the level of need facing Tasmanians and community service organisations.

Tasmania’s community services industry is calling on the Tasmanian Government to deliver a 2026/27 Tasmanian Budget that invests in prevention, delivers funding certainty and recognises the essential frontline role community services play in supporting Tasmanians and strengthening communities.

On Tuesday 12 May 2026, the Treasurer, the Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP, handed down the latest Federal Budget. Read TasCOSS’s reaction and responses from across the community services industry.

TasCOSS commend the genuine attempt made by the Albanese Government in this Budget to tackle inequities in the tax system, enable more people to buy their first home and boost productivity.

I am here because support was there. Everybody deserves the same chance, writes Gene Stewert-Murray.