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Government Introduces Plan to Boost Employment Opportunities for Indigenous Queenslanders

  A piece included in yesterday’s Courier Mail detailed the government’s plan to boost employment opportunities for indigenous Queenslanders. The government has pledged to employ 2800 indigenous people in the state’s public sector by 2014. The full story can be found here:  ... More...

30 July @ 12:42

Forrest and Beryl Advocate for Employment

  Yesterday’s The Australian included a story about Andrew Forrest and successful Aboriginal businesswoman, Aunty Beryl’s shared commitment to providing employment for Australia’s indigenous population. Read the full story here:   ... More...

30 July @ 11:35

GenerationOne and Hope Vale Community Host Graduation Ceremony for Indigenous Young Adults

  Last Saturday’s Western Cape Bulletin included a story about GenerationOne’s partnership with the Hope Vale Community to host a graduation ceremony for 20-plus indigenous job ready young adults. Here is the full story:  ... More...

29 July @ 02:34

Andrew Forrest Calls for Greater Indigenous Employment

  In an article that appeared in The West Australian, GenerationOne founder Andrew Forrest called on the Australian government to promote industries that will employ indigenous people. He maintains that giving out welfare money will only go so far; instead, employment is “the key to ending indigenous disparity.” You can read the full story here:  ... More...

29 July @ 12:33

Tania Major on Indigenous Policy

 There was a great article written by Tania Major in the Sydney Morning Herald this morning about why Australian policy has repeatedly failed to make progress in ending indigenous disadvantage.  In case you missed it, the full article can be found after the break:  ... More...

28 July @ 03:32