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Employers Ignoring Gender Pay Gap

Lina Caneva, Monday, 6th October 2014 -  Almost three quarters of Australian employers have not taken steps to ensure they pay women and men fairly, according to data released by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency. Of…

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Sailing Solo for a Regional Boost

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 24th September 2014 -  A startup spruiking traditional wooden boats in regional NSW is aiming to boost the local tourism industry and the prospects of the marginalised  – despite a disconnect…

New Website Aims to Find Jobs for People With Disability

Lina Caneva, Monday, 15th September 2014 -  A woman who knows exactly what it feels like to be denied a job because of her disability is now working to help other people with disability enter the workforce. Disability advocate…

Welfare Sector Calls for Youth Employment Strategy

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th September 2014 -  The Australian Council of Social Service has called on the Federal Government to bring together key experts to develop a comprehensive Youth Employment Strategy in an effort to boost…

Campaign Promotes the Power of ‘Oldness’

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 2nd September 2014 -  A five per cent increase in the employment of Australians over the age of 55 would add $48 billion to the national economy, the people behind a new human rights campaign have claimed.…

Generation Jobless: NFP Report

Lina Caneva, Monday, 1st September 2014 -  More than half a million young people underemployed or unemployed, according to a new report by welfare Not for Profit the Brotherhood of St Laurence. The organisation says the report…

More Hurdles for Indigenous Schooling: Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th August 2014 -  Threats of welfare loss alone don’t work to get Indigenous students to school, new research has revealed. University of Melbourne researchers have found that Indigenous…

500 New Jobs for Indigenous Australians

Lina Caneva, Monday, 25th August 2014 -  Jobs for an additional 500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including a new apprenticeship program, by 2017 have been announced as part of banking giant Westpac’s…

CALD Youth Census Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th August 2014 -  A new report into the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) and refugee youth in Australia says there’s a need for a continuing focus on English, education and training,…

NFPs Call for Fair and Supported Welfare System

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st July 2014 -  Peak Not for Profit bodies and welfare organisations have warned that the reform of Australia’s welfare system should ensure that no disadvantaged group is worse off, that…

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Radio Heads – Where Young People Run the Show

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th June 2014 -  An iconic youth-focused media production Not for Profit has managed to keep radio "sexy’" and move from strength to strength through its own model of income generation,…

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