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Andrew Forrest - Read Andrew's speech from last weeks Address to the National Press Club Canberra

 Good day, Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, and special guests In recognising Elders across Australia, past and present, and in particular, the Ngunawal and Ngambri people of this place, I want to draw your attention to a great Elder of mine.  He was known across his vast, red Yamaji lands as the senior Law man and his name in Yamaji was Elleewana. The son of a fine Scots man and a proud Australian black woman, he earned his name - Scotty Black.  He was wise, strong, agile and proud.  The gentle timbre of his voice resonated with unquestioned authority.  As a child, he was everything I admired in a man. While carrying out the traditions and customs of his people as a senior Law man, he carried another responsibility.  For more than thirty years, he was He... More...

08 May @ 03:42Add your comment

10,000 Indigenous jobs filled under Australian Employment Covenant

April 30, 2012 10,000 Indigenous jobs filled under Australian Employment Covenant   The Australian Employment Covenant (“AEC”) reached a major milestone, celebrating the filling of 10,000 Covenant jobs with indigenous employees. New figures from employers who signed with the AEC have revealed 10,501 indigenous Australians are now off welfare and working. The ’50,000 jobs campaign’ is an employer-led initiative that brings all Australians together to break the vicious cycle of unemployment, hopelessness and poverty that exists among too many Indigenous Australians. Australian Employment Covenant founder Mr Andrew Forrest said 330 employers throughout Australia had committed to over 61,000 employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians – 10,000 m... More...

30 April @ 12:59Add your comment

Indigenous businesses: Open for Business

In the foyer of the Hilton Hotel, in the bustling centre of Sydney, a group of people gathered from all over Australia, ready to build relationships, network, and ultimately, do business.  ‘Open for business’ was the theme of the Connect 2012 Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council (AIMSC) annual tradeshow and conference.  Connect 2012, brings the rapidly growing group of AIMSC Members and Certified Suppliers together.   Since AIMSC started in 2010 the council has grown to 142 corporate and government members and 128 certified suppliers.  The total business activity has equated to over $44,000 million.    ... More...

05 April @ 02:40Add your comment

Call for Indigenous jobs plan in budget

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PATRICIA KARVELAS The Australian March 24, 2012 12:00AM JULIA Gillard must overhaul her indigenous jobs strategy in the May budget or risk failing to reach her Closing The Gap targets, former young Australian of the Year and GenerationOne spokesperson Tania Major said yesterday. Ms Major said indigenous people needed to be found a job first, and training should be provided afterwards or they would languish on welfare because of a broken system.  ... More...

29 March @ 03:07Add your comment

GenerationOne Celebrates 2nd Birthday

Two Years on with GenerationOne GenerationOne celebrates 2nd Birthday In March 2010, GenerationOne launched into a national campaign to end the disparity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians through employment in one generation.  Through consultation, research and policy GenerationOne has been able to contribute to the national conversation on Indigenous employment.   ... More...

19 March @ 02:06Add your comment

RESEARCH PROMPTS CALL FOR BIENNIAL INDIGENOUS JOBS SURVEY

  RESEARCH PROMPTS CALL FOR BIENNIAL INDIGENOUS JOBS SURVEY 23 February 2012, Australia: Leading not-for-profits and Indigenous employment organisations, Mission Australia, the Aboriginal Employment Strategy and GenerationOne call upon the Federal Government for urgent reform in Indigenous employment data collection methods, following the release of an independent report by the University of Sydney, Improving data collection and identifying effective labour market interventions for Indigenous peoples.  The research, released today, reveals a critical gap in Indigenous employment data, showing that national data collection methods used by organisations such as the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), and the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR),... More...

24 February @ 12:14Add your comment

Career Ready - Vocational Training and Employment Centres

January 23 at Yaama Dhiyaan in Sydney’s inner west, stakeholders including Hon. Julie Collins, Federal Minister for Indigenous Employment and Economic Development, joined with Deb Nelson, Managing Director of Yarn’n Aboriginal Employment Services; Rhonda Parker, CEO Australian Employment Covenant; Tim Gartrell, CEO GenerationOne and other stakeholders to officially launch the Career Ready – Vocational Training and Employment Centres Policy. The policy is calling for two main things - an employer-driven training process that will eliminate training for training’s sake, replacing it with training for a guaranteed job and four VTEC training sites around Australia.  The policy was developed after a year’s worth of community consultation and research. &... More...

23 January @ 03:01Add your comment

July 1 marks an important milestone in the fight against Indigenous disparity.

GenerationOne's sister organisation, the Australian Employment Covenant (AEC) has announced it has met its initial goal of securing the commitment of 50,000 jobs for Indigenous Australians. This will have been the largest combined effort of corporate Australia in this country’s history to unite for a single purpose – to eliminate Indigenous disparity through employment targets. Click here to view the AEC's announcement and see a compelling video that shows how this change can transform the lives of Indigenous Australians, their workmates and employers. This is fantastic news but the work of the AEC is just beginning.    ... More...

01 July @ 03:56Add your comment

The Australian - Work beats welfare, poll shows

Patricia Karvelas  From:The Australian  May 24, 2011 12:00AM THREE in four Aborigines believe education and work are better ways to end indigenous disadvantage than welfare. Only 24 per cent believe greater access to healthcare, housing and financial assistance is the best way to improve lives. Research to be released today by GenerationOne, a not-for-profit organisation established by billionaire miner Andrew Forrest, also found two-thirds of Aborigines believed inadequate training and lack of qualifications were a barrier to a career. When he established the Australian Employment Covenant, Mr Forrest set a target for industry to hire 50,000 indigenous workers. He has now expanded that campaign into GenerationOne to encourage mainstream Australians to become i... More...

24 May @ 10:09Add your comment


Workfella: a fluid collaboration, to openly explore issues of sprit, past trauma and cultural identity.

The Pilbara region of Western Australia is famous for its red dust, iron ore, and the hardy men and women employed to extract the mineral wealth hidden under the spinifex landscape. The Pilbera region has been described as the economic powerhouse of Australia driven by multi-national mining giants, and subsequently the demand for skilled and non-skilled labour continues to soar... Download The Full Article Here ... More...

16 March @ 01:56Add your comment