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Minister defends community care comments |
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Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, defended the Federal Government's support for community care on 15 August 2008. The move comes after ABC Radio reported comments by Torbay Retirement Village CEO, Phillip Parry, who suggested Commonwealth-funded community care reduced people going into nursing homes.
The comments made by Mr Parry came an Australian Institute of Health Welfare annual report, Aged Care Packages in the community 2006-07 released August 14 2008. To view the report click here.
The report found that nearly 56,000 people received help at home through community care packages nationally. Mr Parry said the trend means many nursing homes were losing money to community care because they were remaining in their homes.
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New Indigenous aviation industry employment program |
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The Indigenous Cabin Crew Training Scholarship Program was launched by Minister for Human Services, Joe Ludwig, on 11 August 2008. The program is an initiative of Aviation Australia and Career Employment Australia and aims to get more workers into the aviation industry and close the gap in employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians.
"The training program will be based at Aviation Australia's world-class training centre at Brisbane Airport and will provide Indigenous Australians with fully accredited and nationally recognised qualifications, while also helping to meet the growing need for skilled workers in the industry" said Minister Ludwig.
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Call for nominations: 2009 Senior Australian of the Year |
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The process to select the 2009 Senior Australian of the Year is underway with Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot, issuing a call for community nominations on 11 August 2008. The Senior Australian of the Year award recognises that older Australians make important contributions to the community on a daily basis and in many different ways. Nominations for the Senior Australian of the Year close at the end of this month, with the State and Territory finalists to be announced at the end of the year.
For nomination information click here |
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National Homelessness Information Clearinghouse Launched |
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The National Homelessness Information Clearinghouse was launched by Minister for Housing, Tanya Plibersek, on 11 August 2008. The Homelessness Information Clearinghouse is an online tool designed to help tackle homelessness in Australia through sharing information and good practice solutions for the homelessness service sector in Australia. The site also facilitates discussions, research and interaction among those in the sector.
"Sharing research through this new facility will help government, researchers, service providers and the community to determine if our responses to homelessness are working," said Minister Plibersek.
The Minister has encouraged everyone in the homelessness sector to familiarise themselves with the site and think about how it can be useful to them.
To go to the National Homelessness Information Clearinghouse click here |
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ACOSS Response to Pension Review Background Paper |
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ACOSS has responded to the Pension Review Background Paper released by the Hon Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs on 11 August 2008.
"Pensioners, sole parents, people with disabilities and unemployed people are caught between low social security payments and rising rents, food and fuel prices. The Government's review of taxes and transfers should develop proposals to reform the social security system so that it does its most important job - to prevent poverty in the midst of prosperity," ACOSS President Lin Hatfield Dodds said today.
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