Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th February 2014 -
Australia’s publicly-funded employment services are inflexible and inadequately resourced to deal with an influx of redundant workers from the car manufacturing sector,…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th February 2014 - After 30 years as an equestrian, animal advocate Pam Ahern’s life took a very different direction after reading one book. Pam Ahern is this week’s Changemaker.
Founder…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th December 2013 -
Pro Bono Australia has experienced significant growth in the past twelve months ending the year with more than a million website visits and over 36,000 unique subscribers to our News…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th December 2013 -
Almost one in five Australians over 45 years old intend to work until they are at least 70 years old, according to a survey by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Director of Labour…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd December 2013 -
Breaking barriers and opening doors is the theme of International Day of People with Disability today but new data indicates that barriers are increasing and more doors to employment…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd December 2013 -
An Australian Not for Profit international development organisation has appointed two business leaders to its board.
Raymond Jones and Linda Echentille have joined the Australian…
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…
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…
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,…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th November 2013 -
Official unemployment figures do not reflect the true extent of joblessness among emerging communities, leading migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Chief Executive…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 4th November 2013 -
Almost half of Australians who have a disability and diabetes say they are permanently unable to work, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st October 2013 -
About 5.6 million Australians – more than half of the Australian workforce – used the internet to work away from the office, according to research from the Australian…