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Disability Sector Remains Suspicious Over Employment Taskforce

Maggie Coggan
Pro Bono News
Monday 19th November, 2018
The federal government has unveiled a joint employment taskforce to tackle high rates of disability unemployment, but service providers have raised concerns about whether enough is being done to include
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Shaping job interviews to build diversity may be a game changer

Maggie Coggan
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 7th November, 2018
Building a lego robot is not a usual prerequisite for a career in IT. But for Peter Middleton, a job interview specifically designed to showcase the unique skills and abilities
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Mental Health of Jobseekers Suffers Under Government Program

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Friday 2nd November, 2018
The federal government’s outsourced jobseeker program is a “special kind of hell” for welfare recipients with mental health issues, a Senate inquiry has heard.
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Building Employer Demand

Kantar Public
Department of Social Services (DSS)
Monday 1st October, 2018
In order to determine barriers different employers and businesses in Australia face to employing people with disability, The Department of Social Services (DSS)  commissioned Kantar Public  to undertake a program of research with
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Why I decided to put my disability on my CV

Jarad McLoughlin
SBS
Thursday 25th October, 2018
For most disabled people who are trained at university in journalism, the biggest challenge is convincing employers to pay attention to their skills and talents, and ignore those who dispute
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Getting to work: Victorian public sector disability employment action plan 2018–2025

Victoria Public Sector Commission
Victorian Government
Tuesday 9th October, 2018
Sunday 30th November, 2025
More Victorians living with disability will be supported to create a meaningful career in the public sector, as part of the state’s first disability employment action plan launched today.
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Autism bringing a new perspective to business

Maggie Goggan
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 2nd October, 2018
The founder of an autistic-led social enterprise mentoring and empowering autistic people believes businesses are missing out by not actively including autistic people in their workplaces.  Their business model as
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Unpaid carers facing significant economic disadvantage

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 22nd August, 2018

Unpaid carers in Australia face a significant economic disadvantage, research reveals, prompting the launch of a campaign to bridge the gap between unpaid care and workforce participation.

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A strong future for supported employment: Consultation summary report

Department of Social Services (DSS)
Australian Government

This report summarises the major themes raised by people with disability and their families and carers, Australian Disability Enterprises, employers of people with disability, peak bodies and other interested stakeholders, during…

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Julia Gillard: Mental illness should not be a barrier to employment. Employers should see value in diversity

David Donaldson
Women's Agenda
Friday 10th August, 2018
“Yes, they may need flexibility, reasonable adjustments, time off from time to time. But who doesn’t? And too often, all employers see is a diagnosis, not the value of the
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Life on the breadline: Knowing what you can live without becomes an essential skill

Mick Smart
The Guardian
Wednesday 30th May, 2018
Mick Smart, age: 32, was injured falling down a retaining wall as a work-for-the-dole contractor. Now suffers chronic pain and mobility issues and is unable to find work. "I have
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Steele-John has the loneliest seat in the Senate, and it’s locking him out of the parliamentary process

Brett Worthington
ABC Online
Monday 2nd April, 2018

Here sits senator Jordon Steele-John, the West Australian Green who in November last year, just weeks after turning 23, became the Australian Parliament’s youngest-ever senator. He’s sitting alone at the back…

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