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Qld Prepares for Disability Sector Growth

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th July 2014 -  The Queensland Government says it’s planning to help attract 13,000 people statewide into jobs caring for people with a disability.

Poll Reveals Workers on Drugs

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th July 2014 -  One in 10 Victorian employees have either taken a day off or gone to work feeling the effects of their drug use, according to a poll by the Australian Drug Foundation.

Calls to Improve Work Protections for Pregnant Women

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th July 2014 -  Victoria Legal Aid has thrown its support behind the Australian Human Rights Commission recommendations to improve legal protections for pregnant women at work and help them take up their legal rights.

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Committed to Victoria’s Disadvantaged

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th July 2014 -  Emma King, Chief Executive Officer of the Victorian Council of Social Service (VCOSS), considers her role leading Victoria’s peak body for the community sector as more than just a job. King is this week’s Changemaker.

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It’s Time Business Played its Part in Disability Employment

Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st July 2014 -  Even with the current government incentives and employee support programs in place, the private sector remains hesitant to give people with disability a chance to live and thrive as a participating member of the community, writes Achieve Australia CE

Entrepreneurs Key to Tackling Youth Unemployment – Report

Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st July 2014 -  Fostering a vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem is one of the best ways to deal with youth unemployment, a new report released by Ernst and Young for the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance (YEA) summit has shown.

Drug Foundation Announces New Executive

Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st July 2014 -  Partnership strategist Robin Penty has been appointed as Head of Development, Marketing and Communications to the Australian Drug Foundation’s Executive Management Team.

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From Legal Advisor to NCOSS CEO

Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st July 2014 -  Formerly a government legal advisor, now recently appointed CEO of the Council of Social Service of NSW, Tracy Howe, has also come into her new job armed with many years of experience in domestic violence services. Howe is this week’s Changemaker.

New CEO for Company Directors

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th July 2014 -  Former NSW Opposition Leader John Brogden has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Dreams to Get Young People out of Aged Care

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th July 2014 -  Inspired by her son, who suffered a traumatic brain injury, Samantha Kennerley plunged herself into the Not for Profit sector, and now leads a Not for Profit that helps to get young people out of aged care. Kennerley is this week’s Changemaker.
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