Australian job programme under funding threat
23 October 2014
Australia’s job programme for indigenous people living in remote areas is facing a funding cut after the government labelled it a “comprehensive failure”, the Guardian reports.
Thu, 23 Oct 2014
Australia’s job programme for indigenous people living in remote areas is facing a funding cut after the government labelled it a “comprehensive failure”, the Guardian reports.
The Remote Jobs and Communities programme, initiated when the Labor Party was in government, helped 618 people in the last 15 months get a job.
However, indigenous affairs minister Nigel Scullion called it a failure as in the 2013-14 financial year, only 277 jobseekers found jobs lasting more than six months.
He said the government was to announce changes to the programme, which is costing A$1.5bn (£823m) over five years, though did not go into specifics.
However, the publication quoted him as saying: “The government has reformed funding arrangements for indigenous-specific job programmes under the Indigenous Advancement Strategy so that they are focused on real, long-term job outcomes.”
Australia’s job programme for indigenous people living in remote areas is facing a funding cut after the government labelled it a “comprehensive failure”, the Guardian reports.
The Remote Jobs and Communities programme, initiated when the Labor Party was in government, helped 618 people in the last 15 months get a job.
However, indigenous affairs minister Nigel Scullion called it a failure as in the 2013-14 financial year, only 277 jobseekers found jobs lasting more than six months.
He said the government was to announce changes to the programme, which is costing A$1.5bn (£823m) over five years, though did not go into specifics.
However, the publication quoted him as saying: “The government has reformed funding arrangements for indigenous-specific job programmes under the Indigenous Advancement Strategy so that they are focused on real, long-term job outcomes.”
