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…
Leading community organisation Mission Australia claims Australia could be on the brink of a jobless generation unless the Federal Government makes youth unemployment…
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…
Official unemployment figures do not reflect the true extent of joblessness among emerging communities, leading migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Chief…
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…
In this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise, journalist Nadia Boyce explores how an entrepreneurial Sydney business team transitioned into the social sector…
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.…
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…