Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2014 -
Cost-of-living measures should focus on low-income and vulnerable groups, a new report by the NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) argues.
Drawing on data from the Australian Bureau…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th February 2014 -
Leading community organisation Mission Australia claims Australia could be on the brink of a jobless generation unless the Federal Government makes youth unemployment a priority…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 - A quirky Melbourne operation upcycling office waste came into being when a pair of activists collided paths with a multinational corporation, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th November 2013 -
Official unemployment figures do not reflect the true extent of joblessness among emerging communities, leading migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Chief Executive…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd September 2013 -
New research suggests tourists on working holiday visas are trumping unemployed local youth in the battle for jobs, prompting calls from academics for changes to migration policy.…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 7th August 2013 - In this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise, journalist Nadia Boyce explores how an entrepreneurial Sydney business team transitioned into the social sector by founding…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd January 2013 -
Mission Australia is to tackle long term unemployment in Tasmania with the Not for Profit being awarded the contract to support 4,500 long term job seekers in the State.
Mission Australia…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 24th April 2012 -
The Gillard Government and Opposition are out of step with community attitudes towards welfare payments with a new survey showing that Australians support an $84 increase to the…