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Kevin Green recalls the stormy December night in 1959 when the ill-fated trawler George Robb went down off Duncansby Head

Department of employment intended to ban practice before reversing course after ‘strong feedback’ from industry

Mutual obligations system will require people to complete an expanded range of activities to keep their payments

As Victoria's snap lockdown looks likely to drag on, small business owners are calling for JobKeeper (or something like it) to be reinstated.

Last modified on Wed 12 May 2021 02.34 EDT Fewer jobseekers will have face-to-face meetings with employment services providers when the jobactive program is scrapped next year, in a digital overhaul that will cut government spending on employment services by $860.4m. Despite the pandemic pushing more people into the employment services system, the four-year savings continue the trend of cutting spending in the area, after last year’s budget also banked about $1.4bn. The budget papers show the...

The quarterly ratings rank the performance of the jobactive providers in 1,700 locations around Australia, as well as the smaller disability employment services program. Providers were told in early February that the suspension of the star ratings would last until the Australian Bureau of Statistics resumes producing a specific labour market dataset and the department was satisfied that the ratings could be calculated fairly. The final ratings until then would be from September 2020. Some provi...

Date Time Breaking down barriers into workforce for people with a disability and mental illness The Morrison Government is investing in innovative strategies to address the barriers preventing people with mental illness and disability from finding and keeping a job. Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Ruston said the Government has committed an additional $45.7 million to extend two programs dedicated to helping young people with mental illness join the workforce. The funding will be...