Page 9 - Peter Strong News Today

MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content In the late 1990s, Australia privatised the system that helps the unemployed find work. The idea was that by paying employment service providers for each person they placed into a job, the process would become more efficient. Instead, a parasitic industry developed with around 40 privately run employment agencies earning millions in fees from the unemployed. There are 1116 words left in this subscriber-only article. These agencies participate in the ...

Musicians in Burnham-On-Sea and Highbridge took part in Sedgemoor’s inaugural ‘Front Garden Music Festival’ on Sunday (6th June).

In the wake of Victoria’s fourth lockdown, the small business organisation has called for sustained federal small business support, like New Zealand’s COVID-19 Resurgence Support Payment.

With snap lockdowns seemingly part of the small business landscape, do we need federal government support, or a new approach altogether?

MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content In the late 1990s, Australia privatised the system that helps the unemployed find work. The idea was that by paying employment service providers for each person they placed into a job, the process would become more efficient. Instead, a parasitic industry developed with around 40 privately run employment agencies earning millions in fees from the unemployed. There are 1036 words left in this subscriber-only article. These agencies participate in the ...

Matthew Addison will replace Mark McKenzie as chair of the Council of Small Business Organisations (COSBOA) at the end of June. 

Senator Rennick is the first government MP to express concerns about the bill publicly.

May 10, 2021 The federal government’s JobTrainer program is set to be extended for another 12 months, as part of a plan to ensure young Australians have in-demand skills. The extension of the program, which will likely be delivered through a $1 billion package in the May 11 budget, will offer thousands of Australians low-fee or free courses in fields such as IT, aged care and childcare, the ABC reports. JobTrainer was established by the federal government in partnership with state-based TAFE...

Small Business Minister Stuart Robert. Source: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas. Business owners can now call the national Employer Reporting Line to disclose information about job seekers who make inappropriate applications, turn down job offers or do not show up to interviews. Dubbed ‘dobseeker hotline’ by its critics, the employer reporting line has not been met without backlash. However, small business minister Stuart Robert has stood by the reporting mechanism, saying it’s intended to ensure th...

Declaring war on the climate emergency TIME FOR DEFENSIVE ACTION Ahead of US president Joe Biden’s climate summit this week, more than 30 current and former defence personnel have formed the Australian Security Leaders Climate Group, which argues the Australian government is lagging behind its allies in combating climate change, and is pushing for a whole-of-nation assessment of the security risks the climate emergency poses. Former chief of defence Admiral Chris Barrie told the Nine pape...