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Coalition Overhauls Remote Indigenous Jobs Program

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd December 2013 -  The Federal Coalition Government has announced it will be making big changes to the Remote Jobs and Communities Program for indigenous employees, including pumping $40 million into re-opening the Indigenous Employment Program in remote areas.

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On the Right Side of the Law

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd December 2013 -  The passion to fight injustice has been close to the heart of lawyer Fiona McLeay from a very young age. Now McLeay is the Chief Executive Officer of Justice Connect, a pro bono legal service, and this week’s Changemaker.

Australian Sustainability Leaders Excel Internationally

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 27th November 2013 -  Two Australian sustainability champions have recently been appointed to prestigious global leadership roles.

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Music’s Just What the Doctor Ordered

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th November 2013 -  Mother of five children, Dr Catherine Crock divides her time between family, being a physician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, and her volunteer roles at HUSH Music Foundation and the Australian Institute for Patient and Family Centred

Labour Data Reveals Big Drop in Job Outcomes

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th November 2013 -  The national peak body for Not for Profit employment services has warned the Federal Government that “big changes” need to be made to reverse a 15 per cent drop in employment outcomes.

Call to Give Young Aussie Workers a Chance

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th November 2013 -  Australia’s peak youth affairs body, Australian Youth Affairs Coalition, has called on employers to open up the job market to young people after new research revealed many Australians were overworked and many young people were “underemployed” o

Aussie Mums Prefer to Stay at Home – Report

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th November 2013 -  More than one third of Australian mothers with children under 15 years old are not working because they are caring for children, have health problems or face other barriers to employment, according to a research report by the Australian Institute of

Health Services Set for Merger

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th November 2013 -  Three Victorian health services have announced they will be merging to serve about one-third of Melbourne’s geographical area.

Flexibility No Key to Gender Equality – Debate

Staff Reporter, Monday, 18th November 2013 -  Flexible working is not the key to gender equality in the workplace, an audience was told at the Diversity Council Australia’s Annual Diversity Debate in Sydney.

Welfare Payment Changes Take the Rap for Jobless Rise

Staff Reporter, Monday, 18th November 2013 -  A welfare agency is claiming changes to welfare payments were partly responsible for 55 per cent increase of Australians claiming the Newstart Allowance.
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