Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th May 2015 -
The Federal Budget’s new Youth Employment Strategy has been described by the Not for Profit sector as an encouraging move that begins to address the crisis of youth joblessness.…
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 11th May 2015 -
A new program aimed at assisting Indigenous people with disability access and participate in tertiary education so they can gain meaningful employment has been launched in Cairns.…
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 4th May 2015 -
Disability advocates say they were not consulted on an Australian Human Rights Commission decision to grant disability enterprises an exemption from the Disability Discrimination…
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 4th May 2015 -
A Queensland employment service that mentors people with disability, injury or illness into paid positions is using man’s best friend to support their development.
Horizon…
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 27th April 2015 -
The agency responsible for implementing the National Disability Insurance Scheme has been voted as one of the most attractive places to work in Australia.
At the annual Randstad…
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 20th April 2015 -
Australia’s unemployment rate has unexpectedly fallen to 6.1 per cent, with the dollar receiving a boost on the back of the jobs news.
The latest figures from The Australian…
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 30th March 2015 -
The Abbott Government must deliver on its promise to create an effective and sustainable jobs plan for all Australians, according to the National Welfare Rights Network.
President…
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 23rd March 2015 - New research has found even one or two toxic behaviours by a manager can significantly harm the mental health of employees. Paula Brough, Professor and Director, Social and Organisational…
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th March 2015 -
The Federal Government has announced an 18-month trial of new ways for Disability Employment Service providers to work with jobseekers and employers – a move that has been…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th March 2015 - A digital twist on the classic model of supported employment is the culmination of personal struggles with depression, a career as a social sector executive and almost a decade of …
Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 6th March 2015 -
Victoria’s peak welfare body has hit back at comments made by the Abbott Government’s Minister for Employment where he called on unemployed Australians to “have…
Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 6th March 2015 -
Australians can expect to work harder and longer with the Government predicting that the country’s population will grow to 39.7 million by 2055.
In releasing the Government’s…