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Poll Reveals Strong Rejection of Newstart Cuts

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 7th September 2016 - 
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The majority of Australians do not agree with the government’s proposed cuts to Newstart, according to a new poll. A national survey of more than 10,000 Australians,…

Australia Needs Unemployment Insurance Says Jobs Australia Report

Wendy Williams, Monday, 20th June 2016 - 
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Jobs Australia has released a report calling for discussions on introducing unemployment insurance in the face of entrenched high unemployment. A Proposal for Unemployment…

Transition to Work Launched Across Australia

Staff Reporter, Monday, 1st February 2016 - 
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The Australian Government has revealed the 11 successful organisations that will help young people and early school leavers become ready for work under the first round…

Funding for Parent Employment Programs

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th January 2016 - 
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The Federal Government is calling for organisations to apply for funding under a new projects-based program, ParentsNext, and put forward ideas on how to ensure parents…

Plan Needed to Help Unemployed

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 19th October 2015 - 
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Australia needs a jobs plan to create sustainable employment for people who are falling through the cracks, according to the St Vincent de Paul Society. St Vincent de Paul…

Long-Term Unemployment Growing

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 28th September 2015 - 
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Seventy per cent of people on unemployment benefits have been without a job for more than a year, according to Australia’s peak welfare body. An analysis of Centrelink…

NFPs Get US$600,000 to Fight Youth Unemployment

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 14th September 2015 - 
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Four Australian Not for Profits have pocketed more than $840,000 to tackle youth unemployment. The Citi Foundation has announced that it will launch two programs this…

800,000 Australians Unemployed

Lina Caneva, Monday, 10th August 2015 - 
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For the first time in 20 years there are more than 800,000 unemployed people in Australia, with five people looking for work for every vacancy available. The latest figures…

More People Stuck on Unemployment Payments

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th July 2015 - 
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Seventy per cent of the people relying on Newstart payments have been on the unemployment payment for more than a year, according to the latest data. Figures released by…

Majority of World’s Workers Have Insecure Jobs

Lina Caneva, Monday, 25th May 2015 - 
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Only one quarter of workers worldwide is estimated to be in stable employment, according to a new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The World Employment…

Unemployment Down, Aussie Dollar Up

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 20th April 2015 - 
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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…

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