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Tasmanian Jobs to Surge with NDIS Rollout

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…

SACOSS Welcomes SA Budget Jobs Focus But Says It Misses Vulnerable Australians

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

Coalition Pledges New Social Policy Funding

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…

Searching for Young Social Pioneers

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

Budget 2016: Budget Delay for Families Package is Chance to Get It Right

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 3rd May 2016 -  Peak body Early Childhood Australia (ECA) has said the deferral of the Jobs for Families Package in the budget provides an opportunity to “get the package right”. The package has been

Budget 2016: Welfare Safety Net But Sector Warns Budget Locks in Harsh Cuts

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd May 2016 -  The federal government budget will establish a welfare safety net along with a $96.1 million fund aimed at reducing the number welfare recipients. But the welfare sector has warned

University Graduates Drive Jobs Growth

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 2nd May 2016 -  University graduates create new jobs and lift wages for workers who don’t have a university degree, according to new modelling. The peak body for the sector, Universities Australia,

NDIS Rollout Will Create Nearly 20,000 Jobs in Victoria

Eisha Gupta , Friday, 22nd April 2016 -  Victoria will create 18,100 new jobs in the next three years as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is rolled out, according to new data. The data was included in the latest

Sweden Studying Australia’s Job Market

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th January 2016 -  Sweden, the country that has made work-life balance a priority and is leading the charge towards six hour work days, will study Australia’s labour market. The Swedish embassy in Canberra…

Technology ‘Hollowing Out’ Jobs Market

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 16th November 2015 -  The rapid pace of technological advancement is set to drastically change the traditional jobs landscape and will have a polarising impact on society, the Many Futures of Work conference…

‘Do What You Love’ Mantra Makes People Feel Like Failures

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 19th October 2015 -  When it comes to work and fulfilment, doing what you love might not make you happy after all, according Melbourne University lecturer, Dr Miya Tokumitsu. Dr. Tokumitsu, from the School…

New Tools for Retrenched Workers

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 7th September 2015 -  The Federal Government has released a set of online resources to help retrenched workers get back on their feet. On Friday, Minister for Employment, Senator Eric Abetz, launched…
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