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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 federal government’s Jobactive program and receive fees for each jobseeker placed on their books, ...

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 federal government’s Jobactive program and receive fees for each jobseeker placed on their books, ...