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Dreams to Get Young People out of Aged Care

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th July 2014 -  Inspired by her son, who suffered a traumatic brain injury, Samantha Kennerley plunged herself into the Not for Profit sector, and now leads a Not for Profit that helps to get young people out of aged care. Kennerley is this week’s Changemaker.

Youth Unemployment on Y20 Summit Agenda

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th July 2014 -  Rising levels of youth unemployment will be the key issue to be addressed at this year’s Y20 Youth Summit in Sydney.

Analysis

When Job Seekers Outnumber Jobs 5 to 1, Punitive Policy is Harmful

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th July 2014 -  Evidence shows that long-term unemployment is more about social and physical barriers than the character of the job seeker, so the justification for punitive welfare policy becomes less convincing, writes Eva Cox, Professorial Fellow Jumbunna IHL at

Alzheimer’s Australia Reveals Buttrose Replacement

Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th July 2014 -  Graeme Samuel, former Alzheimer’s Australia Victoria Board chair, will be replacing high-profile media personality Ita Buttrose as Alzheimer’s Australia’s National President.

Women Donors Network Announces New Directors

Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th July 2014 -  Three new Directors have joined the Australian Women Donors Network Board alongside continuing Patron-In-Chief, and former Governor-General, Quentin Bryce.

Changemaker

Big Dreams for Jobs for All

Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th July 2014 -  Craig Harrison, Chief Executive Officer of Disability Employment Australia, has his eyes firmly fixed on his dream - that the employment of people with disability will be equal to that of all Australians. Harrison is this week’s Changemaker.

Interim Report Offers No Answers on Job Creation – Anglicare

Staff Reporter, Monday, 30th June 2014 -  Welfare organisation Anglicare Australia has slammed the Federal Government’s interim report on the welfare review saying it doesn't answer the big questions on adequate income and job creation.

ACOSS Joins Alliance for Better Job Outcomes for Disadvantaged

Staff Reporter, Monday, 30th June 2014 -  A proposal to improve employment services to deliver better job outcomes for people who are disadvantaged in the labour market will be put to the Federal Government by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS), the Australian Council of Trade

Analysis

Unemployment is Hitting Youth Hard: This is What We Should Do

Staff Reporter, Monday, 30th June 2014 -  A change in approach to the policy design of programs for young unemployed people could be a big step towards getting youth into work in Australia, writes Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics at University of Melbourne, in this piece first published

Changemaker

Committed to Helping Aussies Age Well

Staff Reporter, Monday, 30th June 2014 -  From working as a lab technician to leading a national research institute devoted to ageing, Professor David Ames has been committed to approaches and services that help Australians age well. Ames is this week’s Changemaker.

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