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Social license or social-washing - weighing the value of public statements on the Voice

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Torres Strait Islander] ATSI peoples, complex kinship structures and highly localised issues including generational unemployment and low levels of financial literacy are all areas where systemic reforms would benefit from the deep understanding a representative ...

Untapped talent: Australia missing out on $50b in GDP

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... labour force - for people with a disability is just over half (53%), compared to 84% for those without disability. The unemployment rate - the percentage of people in the labour force unemployed - is more than double at 10%. These figures have remained ...

Is divestment the last resort for modern slavery?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... are located in the poorer regions of the world such as Africa, Asia and Latin America, which in time can result in unemployment among workers," he said. "Unemployment significantly increases the risk of labour exploitation because when people are desperate ...

Super Housing Partnerships taps property leader as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2023  |  NEWS
... supplemented all my executive positions with roles in the not for profit sector, especially in the homelessness and youth unemployment areas. My exposure to disadvantage, the relationships I have built and the knowledge of the intricacies of the sector ...

RBA governor cites climate, energy transition in inflation puzzle

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... that the current period of high inflation is only temporary. He cited the 1970s and 80s, which featured both high unemployment and high inflation as well as economic stagnation in Australia and the US as a warning, saying "in both cases, bringing inflation ...

Economist urges drastic action on climate change policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... also cited concerns that the federal government has "flipped the switch" to austerity too soon, which cold lock in unemployment rates sitting above 5% "well into 2023," which she called "too high for too long." Wood said this could lead Australia to ...

Microfinance provider Grameen Australia hires Adam Mooney

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... time to bring this model to Australia," says Grameen Australia Chair Ian Neil SC. "Our country is facing the highest unemployment rates in decades with hundreds of thousands financially excluded. This not only creates a reliance on charity and welfare ...

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... impede these industries may cause a slowdown in the economy and even a recession. This could lead to an increase in unemployment. Furthermore, mining and the production of meat are important contributors to society. Steel is produced in a furnace by ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, NAB mark 5th anniversary of Good Money launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... site in Salisbury, in Adelaide's northern suburbs. That site is in a location that has had higher rates of youth unemployment, and is working through the impacts of the local automotive industry shutdown. Good Money also recently opened a site in Morwell ...

Uncorking economic, environmental benefits of wine on tap

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... wine at a lower price, or with upstream producers who may be operating unprofitably which could help reduce regional unemployment, or simply retained by the restaurants Less space is needed for storage of wine, saving the precious working capital of ...
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