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Labor 'too nice' on job seekers

15 March 2010

THOUSANDS of unemployed people have been exempted from looking for work under Labor government policies that some believe are too kind... read full story

Four agencies still standing in Brand Australia contest

23 November 2009

THE contest to create a brand that will do for Australian business exports what Paul Hogan and his barbecued shrimp did for tourism is hotting up... read full story

Jobless system leaves 250,000 out in cold

28 October 2009

THE number of jobless people left to look for work largely by themselves — with almost no help from taxpayer-funded job agencies for three months — has grown to 250,000 since Labor's overhaul of the job network... read full story

Job network yet to reach 180,000 unemployed

27 August 2009

MORE than 180,000 jobless people have been left largely to their own devices to find work, with almost no help from taxpayer-funded job agencies for at least three months after Labor's shake-up of the job network... read full story

Job seekers won't get lost in transition, vows minister

2 July 2009

NO JOB seeker will fall through the cracks while moving to new job search agencies in the Federal Government's overhaul of the system, Employment Participation Minister Mark Arbib has declared... read full story

Job agency overhaul triggers warning

26 June 2009

IT WILL take up to six months for many of the new employment agencies to be fully operational, employment groups have warned the Federal Government... read full story

Call For $30 Benefit Rise As Jobless Queues Grow

16 January 2009

HUNDREDS of millions of dollars are needed to beef up employment services before rising numbers of people join the jobless queues, job agencies have told the Federal Government... read full story

Job Agencies Are Worth Checking Out

11 December 2008

Job agencies can be a real help in your search for jobs if you are willing to keep on their backs... read full story

Please Be Nice To Jobless, Minister Instructs Agencies

27 August 2008

PEOPLE receiving disability and unemployment payments can expect to get a more sympathetic ear from job agencies after the federal employment department issued a directive to be more compassionate... read full story

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