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The Australian government has described the scheme as a "triple win" that addresses labour shortages in Australia, provides well-paid employment to workers, and provides skill development and remittances to developing Pacific island nations. [5] [6] [7] But the scheme has been criticised for facilitating exploitative practices.
The commission was established in July 1933 by the Lyons government during the Great Depression to provide impartial advice on the distribution of federal government grants to the states. [2] The commission operates under the Commonwealth Grants Commission Act 1973 , and is responsible for measuring the relative fiscal capacity of each state ...
As at 30 June 2017, women held 42.7% of Australian Government board positions. This is the highest outcome since public reporting on the gender balance of Government boards began in 2011. Statistics on new appointments made in 2016-17 show how individual portfolios have progressed towards meeting the target.
An Australian Army sergeant reads the sign outside a civil rehabilitation centre in Melbourne during March 1946. The demobilisation of the Australian military after World War II involved discharging almost 600,000 men and women from the military, supporting their transition to civilian life and reducing the three armed services to peacetime strengths.
The corporate entity underpinning RSL Australia is The Returned & Services League of Australia Limited – a public company limited by guarantee registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission and endorsed to access GST and income tax concessions. [7]
In the 2016 Australian federal budget, an alternative to the Work for the Dole program was introduced, targeted at unemployed youth under 25: the Youth Jobs PaTH, an internship programme. [12] [13] [14] In September 2020 (November for Victoria), the Australian Government announced Work for the Dole's recommencement 'where it is safe to do so'. [2]
[6] [7] The Order formed or re-confirmed government departments, as follows: The Department of Agriculture replacing the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; The Attorney-General's Department, assuming the arts functions previously managed by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
Queensland Soldiers' Settlements, October 1920. Such settlement plans initially began during World War I, with South Australia first enacting legislation in 1915. Similar schemes gained impetus across Australia in February 1916 when a conference of representatives from the Australian Government and all the state governments was held in Melbourne to consider a report prepared by the Federal ...