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Mon 8 June 2015A stunt pilot, an economics professor and a mother with expertise in disability services are among the more than 40 South Australians getting Queen's Birthday honours.
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Sat 6 June 2015Long-term unemployed: 'If you go into the regions it stares you in the face.'
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Sat 6 June 2015The Abbott government faces a growing jobs challenge as the number of people trapped in long-term unemployment hits a 16-year high and takes a growing toll on Australia's collective wellbeing.
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Fri 5 June 2015LEAD Contracting is a Canberra based not-for-profit organisation offering meaningful employment opportunities and programs to people with disabilities.
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Thu 4 June 2015A cognitively impaired South Australian man is forced to spend almost a year in jail, despite being eligible for release, because of a lack of disability housing.
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Thu 4 June 2015
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Thu 4 June 2015But those hoping to snag a basement bargain might be waiting awhile.
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Thu 4 June 2015Indigenous boxer Brad Hardman says he found new hope in the sport after a car accident in his teenage years sent his life off track.
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Wed 3 June 2015As Ricky Stuart's dream of a respite centre for Canberra children and their families begins to take shape the Canberra Raiders coach and his foundation have announced plans for a second facility just for teens.
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Mon 1 June 2015Soon, myGov will be the only way to access your Centrelink online account.
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Mon 1 June 2015Cases of abuse and neglect of people with disabilities across Western Australia are likely to be revealed through a confidential new "dob in" hotline.
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Mon 1 June 2015Cases of abuse and neglect of people with disabilities across Western Australia are likely to be revealed through a confidential new "dob in" hotline.
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Sun 31 May 2015Permanent changes to job markets may be masking shifts in what classifies as full employment, and this is complicating policy-making, says asset manager Standard Life Investments.
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Sun 31 May 2015There is confusion about how the NDIS will work in Victoria and concern it may not be delivered on time as a bilateral funding agreement is yet to be signed, disability advocates and service providers say.
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Thu 28 May 2015Disability advocates' concerns grow as another federal budget passes without specific details about how the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be paid for when it is rolled out in full.
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Tue 26 May 2015Use the Rent vs buy calculator to find out the true cost to you.
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Tue 26 May 2015
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Tue 26 May 2015Youth unemployment indicates a lack of economic opportunity for younger people. What is the rate of youth unemployment where you live?
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Sat 23 May 2015It's easy to say "I've just lost my job" in 140 characters - so many people are doing it.
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Fri 22 May 2015On a day trumpeted as a triumph for disability access on Brisbane's public transport network, Lord Mayor Graham Quirk has had to face questions about accessibility on the city's CityCats.
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Fri 22 May 2015A Newcastle disability service provider says while it is important the National Disability Insurance Scheme is rolled out as soon as possible, some challenges need to be addressed.
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Thu 21 May 2015More than 100 public servants from Federal Employment Minister Eric Abetz's department walk off the job in Canberra to protest against the direction of recent pay negotiations.
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Wed 20 May 2015As we transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme there is a real fear advocacy services will become harder to access. This, at a time when their services will be needed most.
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Wed 20 May 2015Unions say the Federal Government is making a disastrous mistake with its early rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme before the Hunter region trial has been fully assessed.
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Tue 19 May 2015Children with disabilities in the Nepean and Blue Mountains areas in New South Wales will soon have access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, after an agreement between the state and federal governments was signed today.
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Tue 19 May 2015A shortage of disability service providers in the ACT is limiting the choices of participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a review has found.
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Tue 19 May 2015The National Disability Insurance Scheme is costing the NT Government more money to deliver services to fewer disabled people, according the Disability Services Minister John Elferink.
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Tue 19 May 2015A big clue to the fate of Brisbane City Council's last disability non-compliant bus was writ large on the advertisement along its side.
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Mon 18 May 2015A married bank manager who had a six-month affair with one of his staffers – who he tried to promote, and who would later take out an apprehended violence order against him – has had his unfair dismissal claim rejected.
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Mon 18 May 2015
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Sun 17 May 2015Australia's first pop girl group with disabilities has released their debut album in Adelaide in an effort they say will change perceptions of what disabled people are capable of.
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Sat 16 May 2015The NDIS citizens' jury finds the scheme is already giving people living with disabilities more independence and an improved quality of life, but there is room for improvement in its roll out.
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Thu 14 May 2015A charity group says young people's lack of experience is the biggest barrier to overcome when implementing the Federal Government's youth unemployment strategy.
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Thu 14 May 2015From a backyard garden shed in Canberra, 22-year-old Nipuni Wijewickrema runs a family floristry business that only employs people with special needs.
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Thu 14 May 2015WA Government introduces no fault insurance scheme for catastrophic car accident injuries, but it will not apply retrospectively.
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Thu 14 May 2015People working in disability enterprises receive not only payment, but also the experience of the dignity of work and the purpose it brings.
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Wed 13 May 2015The Federal Government's budget pledge of more than $300 million to get unemployed Australians into jobs will put to the test in north-west Tasmania where the youth unemployment rate is 21 percent.
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Wed 13 May 2015Take a look at the unemployment rate across the country and find out if where you live has good job opportunities or not.
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Wed 13 May 2015
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Wed 13 May 2015Concerns over the operation of the Disability Services Commission are downplayed by the WA Government, after it was revealed 13 staff were stood down or sacked in four months.
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Tue 12 May 2015The waiting time for unemployment benefits will be cut from six months to four weeks for people under the age of 25, in a $330 million program to be unveiled in tonight's budget.
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Tue 12 May 2015The waiting time for unemployment benefits will be cut from six months to four weeks for people under the age of 25, in a $330 million program to be unveiled in tonight's budget.
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Tue 12 May 2015It's been a radical learning curve for colour-blind photographer Kevin Mitchell, since first picking up a camera in the Pilbara two years ago.
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Fri 8 May 2015Australia's unemployment rate has risen to 6.2 per cent, meeting economists' expectations.
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Thu 7 May 2015Pioneering Canberra disability advocate Norma Rigby in Canberra, died earlier this year aged 90.
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Thu 7 May 2015Australia's unemployment rate rose slightly in April to 6.2 per cent, up from 6.1 per cent in March, with jobless rates jumping in Western Australia, South Australia, and Tasmania.
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Thu 7 May 2015A director of a Victorian sports academy was asked to lie about the employment of the sons of sacked Education Department official Nino Napoli, an IBAC inquiry has heard.
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Thu 7 May 2015Queensland's unemployment rate remains one of the worst in the country, despite the latest labour force figures only showing a 0.1 per cent increase in seasonally adjusted figures from 6.6 per cent to 6.7 per cent.
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