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Treasury outlines plans to boost employment

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 26 SEP 2023
... benefits for a longer period when they first get back into employment. The government said this will apply to recipients of JobSeeker, Youth Allowance, Austudy, ABSTUDY, Parenting Payment, Age Pension, Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment. "This ...

How this budget was built

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... expenditure climbing from a 2021-22 final budget outcome of $29 billion to $35 billion in 2022-23 for a huge 22% growth, and JobSeeker total expenditure that jumped 18% to about $14 billion. NDIS expenditure is meanwhile projected to skyrocket 57% by ...

Federal budget 2023: Winners and losers

TOM WATSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... increase falls short of that hoped for by many recipients and advocacy groups, 1.1 million Australians receiving Austudy, JobSeeker and Youth Allowance will have their base rate lifted by $40 per fortnight. Additionally, 52,000 single JobSeeker recipients ...

Labor strengthens economic equality initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... $922.10 per fortnight until their youngest child turns 14. This is an extra $176.90 per fortnight compared to the current JobSeeker Payment (single with dependent rate). This will also benefit around 110,000 children in these eligible families," he said. ...

Tax, welfare reform on election agenda

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
... families and individuals at risk of deep poverty and financial stress. The lowest cost measure for the government increases JobSeeker by $150 per fortnight. The 'medium' option increases JobSeeker, Disability Support and Carer Pensions by $200 per fortnight ...

Tough news for those already doing it tough

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... No payment increases were announced for the unemployed, despite cost of living pressures being felt Australia-wide. JobSeeker indexation occurs on 20 September and 20 March each year, March's indexation saw the payment lifted by just $13.20 a fortnight. ...

Positive hiring outlook for 2022: Research

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JAN 2022
Australian business leaders are overwhelmingly confident about their growth prospects in the coming year, according to new research from Robert Half. The latest independent C-suite research indicates that almost three-out-of-four (71%) Australian business ...

ATO will not pursue erroneous JobKeeper payments

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... did not receive a breakdown of which industries relied most on JobKeeper. Many large ASX-listed companies that claimed JobSeeker payments have been slammed by the media for largely profiting during the pandemic yet refuse to repay the government. Federal ...

Booming market for financial services jobs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
According to Kaizen Recruitment, which specialises in financial services, lockdowns have not cooled a hot job market for finance professionals. The recruitment firm said positive momentum from the first quarter of 2021 only accelerated into the second ...

Chief economist update: It's raining jobs

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
"It's raining men! Hallelujah! It's raining men!" -The Weather Girls Australian 'men' (and women) at work' that is. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS): "Employment increased by 115,000 people in May, following the 31,000 ...
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