Although this section focusses on employment and industrial relations, there has been a strong emphasis on young unemployment and government responses, because these have been the key current issues.
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Queensland power companies seeking to end cultural diversity leave Amy Remeikis reports in the Brisbane Times (20.8.14) that three Queensland power companies want to end the cultural diversity leave provision in em... More » |
Queensland youth unemployment soars Article by Tony Moore (Brisbane Times 19.8.14) provides a table showing regional figures on youth unemployment in Queensland: 'Queensland now... More » |
Tough new interview rules for unemployed job-seekers Patricia Karvelas reports in The Australian (16.8.14) that 'In an unprecedented move that is alarming job agencies, the new rules strip Centrelink ... More » |
Employment policy and job creation: some practical solutions The Conversation (4.8.14) carried a series of short articles on job creation by contributors Jenny Green, Eva Cox, Jeff Borland and Richard Holden,... More » |
The punitive approach to unemployment Professor Eva Cox writes in The Conversation (9 July 2014) that policy makers should be aware that there are, at least, five unemployed job seekers... More » |
Ensuring young people in all walks of life 'earn or learn' costs money Grace MQuilten provides estimates on the costs of young people not entering the workforce, in her article in The Con... More » |
Unemployment is hitting youth hard: this is what we should do Jeff Borland, Professor of Economics at the University of Melbourne explains (The Conversation, 20.6.2014) why youth employment rates rise dispropo... More » |
'I appreciate there are a range of interested [parties] such as state and territory governments, pre-schools and parents who are keen to secure cer... More » |
Australian Coal and Energy Survey: First Phase Report. This report from Griffith University, published in November 2012, examines the effect ... More » |
The Brisbane Times overview of Public Service cuts in Queensland 2012-13 This link provides a compilation of the Brisbane Times reports on the public service cuts introduced by the Newman Government in 2012-13. More »1 Dec 2013 |