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Strengthening the Australian Economy
Blog post by Chris Bowen
posted: Thursday Mar 04, 2010, 11:08pm
The Rudd Government’s fiscal stimulus has been vital to Australia’s standing as one of only three advanced economies to avoid technical recession.
Avoiding recession in Australia has had its costs, but these pale in comparison to the long term costs of recession, including higher unemployment.
It is argued by some that future generations are being saddled with unsustainable debt as a result of the stimulus. I would say two things to those people.
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Boost for Indigenous business and jobs (News)
Government projects worth more than $5 million in regions with significant Indigenous populations must now include plans for employing and training local Indigenous people, and using Indigenous suppliers.
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* Release with Mark Arbib
The Australian Government is working to create increased Indigenous employment, training and supplier opportunities through Government procurement policies.
Minister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib has announced greater opportunities for Indigenous communities to engage in the Government projects delivered in their area following the Business Leaders Forum in Canberra yesterday.
Further assistance for insulation workers (News)
The Rudd Government has announced further assistance for workers affected by the cancellation of the Home Insulation Program.
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*Release with Mark Arbib
The Australian Government today announced further assistance for workers affected by the cancellation of the Home Insulation Program.
The Government’s commitment is that each displaced worker will receive either:
Liberal attack on tradies & schools (News)
Mr Pyne’s unprovoked attack on workers on the Building the Education Revolution projects should alarm not only tradies, but also parents whose local schools will miss out if the Liberal Party is elected.
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The Minister for Education, Julia Gillard, today vowed to stand up for tradies and their jobs against the attacks by Shadow Education Spokesperson Christopher Pyne.
Mr Pyne is stated in media reports on the weekend as saying:
“There are a lot of builders who will be retiring to their enormous beach houses on the back of this.” Sun Herald, 21 February 2010
Help available for insulation workers (News)
The Federal Government will provide $10 million for 2000 structural adjustment places in the Productivity Places Program for insulation workers affected by changes to the Home Insulation Program.
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Minister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib today announced the Federal Government will provide $10 million for 2000 structural adjustment places in the Productivity Places Program for insulation workers affected by changes to the Home Insulation Program.
These are training places available to re-train insulation workers for new jobs and are on top of the 4000 places announced last year to help workers transition from the insulation industry –
2000 places in the Language Literacy and Numeracy Program and 2000 Apprenticeship Access places.
14,000 extra Kickstart apprentices (News)
Australian businesses are taking advantage of the Rudd Government’s $100 million Apprentice Kickstart bonus, with over 14,000 apprentices signed up before the initiative is set to end on 28 February 2010.
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Release with Mark Arbib & Catherine King
Australian businesses are taking advantage of the Rudd Government’s $100 million Apprentice Kickstart bonus, with over 14,000 apprentices signed up before the initiative is set to end on 28 February 2010.
Apprentice commencements have taken off in February, with 4317 eligible Kickstart apprentices being signed up in the last two weeks alone.
Discussion paper on employment services (News)
Australia needs employment services which meet two key challenges - to position Australia for the recovery and to respond to the skills shortages which are slowing the growth of our industries.
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Minister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib today welcomed the release of a discussion paper by the Industry Reference Group on Employment Services Purchasing.
Senator Arbib said the Government had established the reference group last year to provide advice on stakeholder views and arrangements for purchasing employment services to help job seekers find work, and to help employers find workers.
Skilled migration changes meet Australia's needs (News)
The Government's permanent skilled migration program changes have delivered more than 1100 extra nurses, 550 new doctors and 2000 more engineers to fill skills shortages across the nation last year.
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An analysis of the permanent skilled migration program shows that changes made by the Rudd Government in 2009 helped deliver more than 1100 extra nurses, 550 new doctors and 2000 more engineers to fill skills shortages across the nation last year.
The changes also saw reduced visa grants to cooks, hairdressers and accountants in 2009 when compared to the previous year.
Changes made to skilled migration processing in January 2009
Kickstart to help school leavers become apprentices (News)
The Rudd Government has boosted the bonus employers are paid in the first year from $1500 to $4850 - a $100 million downpayment on skills for the future helping young people find a job in the traditional trades.
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*Release with Joel Fitzgibbon
Parliamentary Secretary for Employment Jason Clare and Member for Hunter Joel Fitzgibbon today urged local employers to take advantage of the Rudd Government tripling the first year apprentice bonus to almost $5,000 this summer.
Mr Clare and Mr Fitzgibbon met with a local apprentice while visiting engineering firm PWG King & Sons (Kings) today.
Employers urged to kickstart apprenticeships (News)
Under the Kickstart program for apprentices, the Rudd Government has more than tripled the commencement bonus for employers in the first year, from $1500 to $4850.
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*Release with Jennie George & Sharon Bird
Minister for Employment Participation Mark Arbib and Illawarra MPs Jennie George and Sharon Bird today urged Illawarra businesses to take advantage of the Federal Government’s extra incentive to hire an apprentice.
Senator Arbib said more than 1,932 young trades apprentices had been employed in NSW in the first six weeks of the Apprentice Kickstart program.
