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Capacity building of employers is needed to grow disability employment
No full textAustralia’s disability employment landscape is transforming. The National Disablity Insurance Scheme continues to be rolled out across Australia, with the expectation of direct employment growth. Changes to government programs for people with disability are also underway.
In this context, SVA in partnership with the Australian Network on Disability (AND) are trialling a model to:
change employer perceptions of the cost and risk of employing people with disability
create sustainable changes across employers’ policies, processes and culture, and
improve employment pathways for people with disability.
This article looks at the model and the early findings from the trial, and is based on the report: High growth jobs, talented candidates, early learnings by AND and SVA.
The insights are useful for:
employers wanting to access the talents of people with disability, and
employment programs that seek to improve outcomes for job seekers with disability.
Known as the High Growth Jobs Talented Candidates (HGJTC) initiative, the trial is designed to increase employers’ capacity to employ people with disability and ensure a better job match. The model is unique as it focuses on both employer and job seeker needs.
The trial focuses on three high growth industries – healthcare and social assistance; knowledge; and food and accommodation services – to better prepare job seekers for jobs of the future. Participating employers are Accor Hotels, Australian Unity, Compass Group, Fujitsu, IAG, Infosys, Life Without Barriers and Uniting. Collectively, they employ 57,000 staff nationally.
The HGJTC initiative is part of the NSW Government’s Employment Enablement Strategy and is funded by the NSW Department of Family and Community Services. It builds on SVA’s experience with demand-led employment models
Regional labour force trends and NSW electorates (December 2016)
No full textAn interactive map which overlays ABS labour force regional data with NSW electoral boundaries to provide visual insight into what may be happening in electorates
Summary of submissions: review of drug utensils regulation: a discussion document
No full textSummary:
The goal of New Zealand’s National Drug Policy 2015 to 2020 is to minimise alcohol and other drug-related harm and promote and protect health and wellbeing. The Policy includes a commitment to release a discussion document seeking feedback on the appropriate regulation of drug utensils.
The discussion document Review of Drug Utensils Regulation was released for consultation in July 2016. The goal of reviewing drug utensils regulations is to understand their effectiveness in achieving health and social outcomes for New Zealanders. The review looks at whether current regulations will improve these outcomes and support drug policy goals. This summary of submissions notes key points made by submitters, including their views on the options for change in the discussion document. Every submitter supported changes to the regulation of drug utensils, and most criticised current arrangements.
This review will help inform options for future changes to the regulation of drug utensils. Recommendations on any regulatory options will follow a review of the offence and penalty regime for personal possession of drugs, scheduled to take place in 2017/18
Forced adoption support services: establishing and building networks
No full textOverview
The Forced Adoption Support Services Scoping Study identified a need for support service providers to establish or contribute to local networks to enhance collaboration, referrals and support for people affected by forced adoptions. The Department of Social Services (DSS) contracted the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) to develop a resource to guide support services on best practice approaches to building networks. The attached paper is based on research to provide a thorough outline for managing professional networks however this is not to prescribe how Forced Adoption Support Services should establish or participate in local networks
2016-17 mid-year economic and fiscal outlook: charts
No full textData contained in these charts are primarily based on information published in the 2016–17 MYEFO, as well as the 2016–17 Budget, the 2015–16 Final Budget Outcome and government agency annual reports. Where applicable, additional information provided by agencies has supplemented the publicly available information.
At the aggregate level the underlying cash balance, total receipts, and total payments charts have been prepared on a cash basis. Charts on individual revenue heads and expenditure programs have been prepared on an accruals basis (apart from the Higher Education Loan Programme and Official Development Assistance), consistent with the presentation of decisions in the Budget papers.
Consistent with MYEFO, the charts show the financial impact of policy decisions up to and including 2019–20. The charts show movements due to parameter and other variations since the 2016–17 Budget, which are available for the 2016–17 to 2019–20 years.
The PBO does not have access to the details of provisions for individual items in the Contingency Reserve. Accordingly, the charts in this report are subject to the qualification that they are prepared in the absence of information on the possible impact of any provisions in the Contingency Reserve
Ken Wyatt focused on health of young Indigenous children in new role
No full textThe Prime Minister has retooled his frontbench following the resignation of Sussan Ley—Greg Hunt has been appointed Health Minister, while Arthur Sinodinos moves into Industry.
The reshuffle also means Australia will have its first ever federal Aboriginal minister—with West Australian MP Ken Wyatt given responsibility for Aged Care and Indigenous Health.
\u27I certainly want to focus on the 0-8 years of a young person\u27s life\u27, he says.
\u27Then we can break the cycles of not only poverty, but poor health, and in the long term see the outcomes of people living longer and eventually reaching parity with all Australians\u27
Easytax resurrected: a look at One Nation’s economic and taxation policies
No full textPauline Hanson\u27s February 2017 announcement that One Nation will again campaign for a flat-rate 2 per cent turnover tax takes her back to a policy position she first adopted nearly two decades ago.Initial analysis suggests that a shift from the current taxation mix to a 2 per cent turn over tax as proposed by Senator Hanson would produce a catastrophic reduction in government revenue of some $232 billion or 13.3 per cent of GDP.
The consequence would be massive cuts in government spending which would have to include health, pensions and most other categories of expenditure.A turnover tax is likely to hit lower income groups much more than higher income groups. Australia\u27s "battlers" would feel the brunt of One Nation\u27s tax policies most heavily
Cattle and beef market study - final report
No full textChanges are needed to improve transparency and competitiveness in Australia’s cattle and beef markets, with an ACCC study highlighting shortcomings in price reporting, a lack of trust in the carcass grading system, and concerns about anti-competitive conduct affecting competition in cattle and beef sales.
The findings arose from a detailed market study the ACCC conducted into beef and cattle markets in Australia, which involved consultations with all parts of the supply chain, and analysis of available market information and industry data.
The ACCC’s fifteen recommendations cover issues including:
improving price information by requesting that meat processors publish price grids for sales made direct to processors. This will make it easier for producers to consider and compare price offers. Nationally, the vast majority of prime cattle are sold this way
an increase in the frequency of AUS-MEAT’s random and unannounced audits of cattle grading and trimming in processing plants to improve integrity in the system
the introduction of an independent dispute resolution process to apply across the industry
the prioritisation of objective carcase measurement technology to increase the accuracy and transparency of carcase assessments, and the sharing of the data arising from the technology with cattle producers
the introduction of a buyers register and post auction buyers report for major saleyards
expanded reporting of historical prices to make it easier for producers to compare prices paid for cattle sold through saleyards, paddock sales and over-the-hoo
Connecting the dots: Building the case for open data to fight corruption
No full textThis research, published with Transparency International, measures the progress made by five key countries in implementing the G20 Anti-Corruption Open Data Principles.
These principles, adopted by G20 countries in 2015, committed countries to increasing and improving the publication of public information, driving forward open data as a tool in anti-corruption efforts.
However, this research – looking at Brazil, France, Germany, Indonesia and South Africa – finds a disappointing lack of progress. No country studied has released all the datasets identified as being key to anti-corruption and much of the information is hard to find and hard use.
Key findings:
No country released all anti-corruption datasets
Quality issues means data is often not useful or useable
Much of the data is not published in line with open data standards, making comparability difficult
In many countries there is a lack of open data skills among officials in charge of anti-corruption initiatives
Access the individual country case studies on the Web Foundation\u27s website
Draft NSW sustainability strategy
No full textAt UrbanGrowth NSW our ambition is to deliver innovative and productive urban places with world class standards of liveability, resilience, inclusion, affordability and environmental quality. We want to create a legacy of sustainable places for future generations.
Our strategy is founded on the four internationally recognised pillars of sustainability – the environment, society, economy and governance. Embedded within each pillar, we have leadership goals and targets that drive sustainability delivery and performance.
The goals address climate resilience, healthy and inclusive places, productive cities, accountability and collaboration.
The draft strategy is open for public comment until 10 May 2017