Latest Resources & Submissions

The Family Violence Reforms Bill 2026 proposes important reforms to better recognise coercive control and strengthen protections for victim-survivors living in rental properties. TasCOSS also supports COTA Tasmania’s call to broaden the definition of family violence to recognise abuse occurring across a wider range of family and caring relationships. The…

COTA Tasmania and TasCOSS have called for GST distribution reforms to protect Tasmania’s capacity to fund essential services. Our joint submission highlights Tasmania’s older and more dispersed population, socioeconomic disadvantage and limited revenue-raising capacity, and argues these structural differences must continue to be recognised. We support a system that delivers…

TasCOSS has raised concerns about proposed reductions to opening hours at five regional Service Tasmania centres. Our submission argues low transaction numbers do not necessarily mean low community need, particularly where regional communities already have limited access to face-to-face services. We are calling for a proper assessment of community need…

TasCOSS joined the Tenants’ Union of Tasmania, Shelter Tasmania, Youth Network of Tasmania and Tasmanian University Student Association in calling for an urgent review of short-stay accommodation and its impact on Tasmania’s housing market. The letter highlights that 1,721 whole homes have shifted to short-stay accommodation over the past five…

TasCOSS broadly supports the Political Lobbying (Integrity and Transparency) Bill 2026, which would significantly strengthen lobbying oversight through greater transparency, regulation and enforcement. TasCOSS recommends further strengthening the Bill through faster disclosure of lobbying activity, political donation disclosure, stronger conduct requirements, broader coverage of public officials, and adequate resourcing for…