Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 27th July 2017 - Young people need to be creative, entrepreneurial and committed to ongoing learning to face the biggest disruption to the world of work since the industrial revolution, a peak body…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 27th January 2017 - As many as 1,300 new jobs are set to be created in the Northern Territory by 2020 as a result of the National Disability Insurance Scheme.The figures, revealed in the National Disability…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 13th December 2016 -
Five not-for-profit social enterprises have been awarded up to $300,000 each over three years, through Westpac Foundation’s new social scale-up grants.
The foundation said the…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 25th November 2016 - A “liberating” new report hopes to transform the work mindset and shift focus from jobs to skills in a bid to prepare young people for the future of work. The New Work Mindset from the…
Ellie Cooper, Friday, 18th November 2016 - Minister for Social Services Christian Porter says he does not “statistically” accept the gap between the number of people seeking employment and the number of available jobs.Speaking…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 10th October 2016 - The Department of Employment is seeking proposals for round two of Empowering YOUth Initiatives. Funding of up to $5 million for each idea is available for not-for-profit and non-government…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 16th September 2016 - The arrival of the National Disability Insurance Scheme is tipped to create more than 1,000 jobs in the ACT and boost the territory economy by up to $160 million a year, according to …
Wendy Williams, Friday, 19th August 2016 - The gender pay gap in Australia has narrowed slightly year on year, according to the latest data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.Figures released on Thursday show…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th July 2016 -
In Tasmania the National Disability Insurance Scheme will deliver up to 1,750 new full-time jobs in the next three years and $260 million in new economic activity, according to the…
Wendy Williams, Friday, 8th July 2016 - The South Australia state budget provides a welcome boost to infrastructure and job creation but misses support for vulnerable Australians, according to SACOSS.The peak body welcomed…
Lina Caneva, Sunday, 26th June 2016 -
Just one week out from the federal election the Coalition has pledged a range of new social policy funding including a $48 million injection to a Not for Profit education program and…
Wendy Williams, Monday, 23rd May 2016 - The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) has put out a call for the nation’s emerging social innovators, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and changemakers to help build their…