Category Archives: Employment

Jobseekers with disabilities get recruiting boost

Posted on 27 March 2012 by

Date: 22/03/12 Reporter: Patricia Karvelas Source: The Australian Article Link: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/industrial-relations/jobseekers-with-disabilities-get-recruiting-boost/story-fn59noo3-1226306635743 Synopsis: Recruitment and human resources managers will be hired by the Gillard government to market the skills of people with a disability.  The $41 million project will aim to … Continue reading →

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Working Towards Peace of Mind

Posted on 19 March 2012 by

Date: 09/03/2012 Source: The Sydney Morning Herald  Reporter: James Adonis Article Link:   http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/blogs/work-in-progress/working-towards-peace-of-mind-20120308-1unha.html Synopsis: A recent report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has discovered that 45 per cent of people will suffer from a mental illness at some stage … Continue reading →

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$4.5 million disability funding boost to support 1800 school leavers

Posted on 27 February 2012 by

Date:  10/02/2012 Source:  Media release from the Honourable Curtis Pitt, Minister for Disability Services, Mental Health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Synopsis: The State Government is delivering a $4.5 million funding boost over the next three years to support … Continue reading →

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Success a sign of her tenacity

Posted on 20 December 2011 by

Date: 14/12/2011 Reporter: Daniel Knowles Source: The Courier Mail, p 8 Synopsis: Deaf solicitor, Kathryn O’Briens, 33, collects her third law degree. She has achieved a masters in law alongside her bachelor of laws with honours and a bachelor of … Continue reading →

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Reforming the Disability Support Pension

Posted on 20 December 2011 by

Date: 14/12/2011 Source: Media Release from Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Carers, Senator the Hon Jan McLucas http://www.janmclucas.fahcsia.gov.au/mediareleases/2011/pages/disability_support_pension_141211.aspx Synopsis: A new report released today confirms the Gillard Government’s reforms to better target the Disability Support Pension (DSP) are working. The … Continue reading →

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Mental illness key reason for pension

Posted on 20 December 2011 by

Date: 14/12/2011 Reporter: Sue Dunlevy Source: The Australian, p 7 Synopsis: Mental illness has overtaken musculoskeletal problems as the prime reason for obtaining the disability support pension, according to the latest Department of Families and Community Services report on the … Continue reading →

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Australia fails on needs of disabled

Posted on 12 December 2011 by

Date: 30/11/2011 Reporter: Stephen Lunn Source: The Australian, p 3 Synopsis: The disabled are more likely to be living in poverty in Australia than any other developed country, and the nation ranks in the bottom third of OECD nations in … Continue reading →

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Thousands to lose access to pension

Posted on 27 September 2011 by

Date: 05/09/2011 Reporter: Sue Dunlevy Source: The Australian, p 5 Synopsis: Disability reforms will tip tens of thousands more people than predicted off the Disability Support Pension and on to the dole, saving the government $118 million more than forecast, … Continue reading →

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Minor disabilities ‘may not qualify’ for new pension

Posted on 14 June 2011 by

Date: 08/06/2011 Source: The Australian p 6 Reporter: Sue Dunlevy Synopsis: Welfare groups fear people with multiple minor disabilities may be less likely to get the disability pension under a new set of impairment tables at the centre of reforms … Continue reading →

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Fewer on disability pension try work

Posted on 8 June 2011 by

Date: 06/06/2011 Source: The Australian, pp 1 and 6 Reporter: Sue Dunlevy Synopsis: Fewer people on disability pension try work. Government figures revealed in Senate Estimates demonstrate policies to support people into employment from the DSP are not working. In … Continue reading →

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