Ensure Tasmanians have the support they need, when they need it, by investing in Tasmania’s community services industry.
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$2.7 billion
Contributed by the community services industry to the Tasmanian economy each year. Source: National Institute of Economic and Industry Research (2021)
TasCOSS’s election asks:
- Introduce an indexation formula of 70% WPI:30% CPI, plus the superannuation guarantee, commencing in 2024/25 Financial Year.
- Introduce five year funding contracts by 2025.
- Invest $320,000 per year for five years in Tasmanian community service directory, FindHelpTAS.
- Support the strategic priorities of the Community Services Industry Plan (2021-31) over the Forward Estimates.^
^ Current priority is workforce. TasCOSS proposes to recruit a Workforce Convenor to work with all industry sectors to design targeted demand, supply and/or bridging interventions to address critical workforce needs.
The information in the table below is gleaned from candidate and party responses and policy announcements during the campaign. Neither the Liberal or Labor parties chose to formerly respond to TasCOSS’s election platform, however we conducted our own analysis of their publicly available policies. Our election tracker is provided as a guide to inform members, and we encourage you to undertake your own research on candidate and party policy positions. All candidate and party responses received are available in full here:
- Tasmanian Greens
- Jacqui Lambie Network (JLN)
- Kristie Johnston MP (IND, Clark)
- David O’Byrne MP (IND, Franklin)
- John Tucker MP (IND, Lyons)
- Sue Hickey (IND, Clark)
- Tamar Cordover (IND, Franklin)
- Greg (Tubby) Quinn (IND, Bass)
| Party | Headline Announcement(s) | Source/Further Information |
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| Community services indexation | Liberal — Cutting $7.35 million from community services funding by reducing indexation from the current 4% to 3.5% next financial year, and 3% for the following three years Labor — Maintaining indexation at 4% for one year while it completes a review of funding and a framework for community service organsiations Greens — Have shown support for an increase in indexation to promote industry sustainability Kristie Johnston — Supports an indexation formula as proposed by TasCOSS David O’Byrne — Supports greater certainty in community services investment in line with the TasCOSS funding and indexation suggestion Sue Hickey — Supports sustainable and guaranteed peak body funding under a five year model Tamar Cordover — Supports introduction of longer and more responsive funding | Labor policy TasCOSS election platform responses |
| Five year contracts | Liberal — Five year contracts on a rolling basis as the current contract expires, commencing from the 2024/25 Tasmanian Budget Labor — Five year funding models and outcomes-based funding Greens — Supports sustainable funding arrangements Kristie Johnston — Supports the introduction of five year funding contracts by 2025 | Liberal policy TasCOSS 2024 Tasmanian State Election: Community Services Industry Forum TasCOSS election platform response |
| Funding FindHelpTAS | Liberal — No commitment announced Labor — No commitment announced Greens — No commitment announced Kristie Johnston — Supports investing $320,000 per year to develop and promote Tasmania’s community services directory | TasCOSS election platform response |
| Supporting the Community Services Industry Plan (2021-31) | Liberal — No commitment announced Labor — No commitment announced Greens — No commitment announced Kristie Johnston — Supports the strategic priorities of the Industry Plan Tamar Cordover — Supports the Industry Plan strategic priorities | TasCOSS election platform responses |
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